Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States

by Health and Medicine Division

Infant formula is a primary or supplementary source of nutrition for many infants in the U.S. Consequently, disruptions to the supply of infant formula can have a severe impact on infants' health and well-being. In late 2021 and early 2022, a recall of specific infant formula products, followed by a pause in production, resulted in a widespread, national shortage. The incident demonstrated that additional risk management planning is needed to protect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309718961
• ISBN13: 9780309718967
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 400 Pages