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A blue and silver sign that reads "FDA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration" is seen in the lawn outside the FDA building in Maryland

Improving the FDA's Food Safety Program: Choosing Practical Solutions

by Howard Sklamberg

On the heels of an infant formula recall, the FDA faces a review of its food program and proposals for change

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A baby in a blue coat plays with an artificial yellow sunflower. The colors evoke the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.

Breastfeeding Babies During War

by Allison Daniel

Parents from Ukraine and other countries in crisis struggle to breastfeed and formula feed their children

Eight blue cans of baby formula with white, orange, and green labels that read "Similac" stand in stacks of two on a pharmacy shelf.
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Behind Baby Formula and Drug Shortages

by Howard Sklamberg

How supply chains break down for life-saving products

A mother with long brown hair reads the label of a formula can in front of partially-empty grocery store shelves amid a nationwide shortage in Houston, Texas, on May 19, 2022.
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How the U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Affects Low-Income Families

Families living in poverty are making impossible trade-offs between food, rent, and essentials like formula and diapers