Yiannas: Congress Should Help Spur Competition In Infant Formula Market

Despite attempts by FDA to begin remedying issues that led to the infant formula shortage last year, the infant formula industry hasn’t changed much since the onset of the crisis, and it’s imperative that Congress step in and help encourage competition in the formula marketplace so the United States is not dependent on a single manufacturer, or small number of manufacturers, for its supply, Frank Yiannas, former deputy commissioner for food policy and response at FDA, told lawmakers during a...