Justaroundthecorner
3 weeks ago
So..
How does the FDA oversee the safety and nutritional quality of infant formula??
Infant formula is a food that may be the sole source of nutrition for infants (i.e., children up to 12 months of age) as an alternative to human milk. The FDA regulatory requirements address, among other issues, the safety, nutritional adequacy, packaging, and labeling of these products. The FDA does not approve infant formulas; however, infant formula manufacturers must notify the agency before marketing a new formula. The FDAβs highly trained staff review these notifications to make sure new formulas meet federal nutrition, labeling, and other requirements. If a product does not meet applicable requirements, the formula may be deemed adulterated, misbranded, or both, and the FDA has the authority to take enforcement action. For example, the FDA can require a mandatory recall of product if the agency determines that an adulterated or misbranded infant formula presents a risk to human health.
Among the requirements for infant formulas, the FDA specifies 30 nutrients that must be included in infant formulas. There are minimum amounts for all 30 nutrients and maximum amounts for 10 nutrients. In addition, any ingredient used in infant formula must be safe and suitable for such use. Additionally, sanitary controls are required by law to prevent contamination and other safety problems from occurring. For example, manufacturers must establish a system of controls designed to ensure that infant formula does not become adulterated due to the presence of microorganisms in the formula or in the processing environment. Further, the FDA regulations set forth certain testing requirements of finished product for Salmonella and Cronobacter. FDA regulations also require that the water the companies use to manufacture formulas meets safety standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The FDA has specific requirements for labeling infant formulas. Information that is most helpful for caregivers of infants includes directions for preparation and use, and a pictogram showing the major steps for preparing infant formula, a βuse byβ date.
The FDA inspects facilities that manufacture infant formulas annually and carefully trains its investigators to ensure that every infant formula inspection is robust, thorough, and focused on the most critical aspects of the infant formula manufacturing process.
All Infant formula products sold in the U.S., whether produced domestically or imported, must meet all U.S. requirements, including those for safety and nutritional adequacy. Caregivers should use caution when ordering imported products online or from third party distributors because some of these products have not undergone FDA's rigorous premarket review process and do not meet U.S. requirements for safety or nutritional adequacy.
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pual
1 month ago
Not a bad idea (I did at CDN 0,065 recently). However till she decides to get help or sell out her company, we will not lose much but all we chipped in.
That story reminds me (among other stories), whe the Japaneeses did create the BETAMAX video technology being 20 times better than the then very popular VHS one. NOT UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET THEY WERE GETTING INTO, they ended up abandonning their project after failing to generate serious revenues. I also know about another Japaneese company developping a computer multiple times better than the then IBM product covering the whole market. Again, NOT UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET THEY WERE TRYING TO CONQUER, they endedup having to abandon the project.
In both cases the japaneese companies were made of much superior ENGINNEERS not understanding what the market they were getting in was all about.
Both companies failed miserably notwithstanding their much better offering.
The way our ''product engeneer type'' CEO behaves we may very well become the next example of a company failing notwithstang their much bette offering.