The company behind the deadly 2022 infant formula outbreak and recall situation was represented by the man expected to be appointed to lead the FDA division that oversees food safety.

Kyle Diamantas, who joined the FDA as interim leader of the agency’s food division, was most recently a corporate attorney

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A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate seeks to improve the safety of infant formula.

Introduced by Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, the bill also seeks to prevent infant formula shortages.

The legislation is a reaction to a 2022 outbreak of cronobacter infections that sickened several

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Top FDA officials are calling on manufacturers of infant formula to clean up their act.

In a letter this week Robert M. Califf, FDA Commissioner, and Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, addressed concerns about infant formula along the food chain, speaking to

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Abbott Nutrition’s Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Ford has announced that his company is putting up $500 million for a new infant formula manufacturing facility at a location yet to be determined.

His announcement came during a quarterly phone conference with investment analysts as the troublesome infant formula shortages

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