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Operation Stork Speed: Modernizing Infant Formula Safety Standards

2/20/2026

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches Operation Stork Speed to modernize infant formula standards not updated in decades.
The initiative seeks to increase testing for contaminants to improve safety, with warnings from experts that changes lacking scientific backing could have negative effects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will release findings this spring as concerns over contaminants rise after recalls, potentially shaping policy and industry responses.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches Operation Stork Speed to modernize infant formula standards not updated in decades.
The initiative seeks to increase testing for contaminants to improve safety, with warnings from experts that changes lacking scientific backing could have negative effects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will release findings this spring as concerns over contaminants rise after recalls, potentially shaping policy and industry responses.