The FDA faced criticism for its handling of warnings about infant formula issues, including a recall and shortage in 2022. Reports highlighted inadequate policies and slow responses, prompting calls for legislative action to prevent future crises.
🚨 The HHS Inspector General audit CONFIRMED our committee's findings that the 2022 nationwide infant formula crisis was exacerbated by dysfunction and delays within the FDA.
The Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report about the FDA's investigation into Abbott baby formula contamination that caused the death of nine infants in 2022, leading to a nationwide shortage. https://t.co/ZphN5w31QM
"HHS audit finds FDA’s flawed organizational structure and inadequate procedures led to slow response to infant formula crisis" https://t.co/WLFb2BSkQZ https://t.co/LoFe0w2uPJ
Report reveals FDA flaws in baby formula investigation, prompting new legislation https://t.co/YPvjQmhjGW
FDA "inadvertently archived" complaint about Abbott infant formula plant, audit says. https://t.co/7wEnFA5rPd
The FDA lost a whistleblower complaint about unsanitary conditions at an infant formula plant for a year, auditors revealed. https://t.co/EcHlScurI0
FDA had 'inadequate' policies to heed warnings about infant formula, probe finds https://t.co/4vCVzBDquj https://t.co/4vCVzBDquj
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows. https://t.co/OoehG2Iy2c
In 2022, one of the nation's largest formula manufacturers recalled some product after a serious bacteria was found inside a plant. But after it took the @US_FDA months to address concerns, @ABC took a closer look at the agency's reaction to the crisis. https://t.co/wW9BlO5yBs https://t.co/GOpru9pbsi
So many parents were faced with unthinkable choices during the 2022 infant formula shortage. That shortage was preventable, so I introduced bipartisan legislation to help stop another one from happening. https://t.co/6vWWRQ8cUa
"The FDA had inadequate policies and procedures or lacked policies and procedures to identify risks to infant formula and respond effectively through its complaint, inspection, and recall processes." https://t.co/rQuoteQJm0
In March 2022, I requested @OIGatHHS to investigate @US_FDA's handling of the Abbott powdered infant formula recall. Today, thanks to the released report, we know what policies we need to prevent a future shortage & ensure that the products we give our babies are safe.
The FDA failed to heed warning signs that there were mounting concerns with one of the nation's largest infant formula makers in 2022, the agency's watchdog found. https://t.co/LbuNivOD4l
The FDA failed to heed warning signs that there were mounting concerns with one of the nation's largest infant formula makers, as a series of babies' severe illnesses and whistleblower complaints began to accumulate ahead of a critical shortage in 2022. https://t.co/LbuNivOD4l
.@ABC EXCLUSIVE: The FDA had "inadequate" policies to heed warnings about infant formula ahead of the 2022 critical shortage, according to the HHS inspector general. @eriellereshef reports. https://t.co/5nZNDR9NQG
Baby formula recall update as FDA issues highest level of concern https://t.co/2Lgk5RSBQ4 https://t.co/d8i2UR5nVc
The stillbirth prevention bill I’ve been working on w bipartisan senators +IA’s Rep Hinson is on the way 2 the White House Less red tape on federal funds means improved access to evidence-based prevention activities to help save moms/babies lives