Response from FDA to Safe Food Coalition letter RE: ByHeart infant formula outbreak

"Thank you for your December 8, 2025, letter regarding infant formula safety in light of the ongoing Clostridium botulinum outbreak linked to ByHeart infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or “We”) share your commitment to protecting our nation's most vulnerable consumers and appreciate your recommendations for strengthening FDA’s inspection and regulatory oversight of infant formula. Ensuring that the infant formula supply is safe and wholesome for children and their families who rely upon these products is a top priority for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and FDA. Operation Stork Speed, announced in March 2025, reaffirms our commitment to ensuring the ongoing quality, safety, nutritional adequacy, and resilience of the domestic infant formula supply." View the resource below to keep reading.

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Safe Food Coalition urges FDA to strengthen inspection and regulation of infant formula in the wake of ByHeart botulism outbreak

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RE: FY2027 Executive Budget request – A cost-effective step toward safer food

The Center for Science in the Public Interest respectfully urges the inclusion of the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (A1556/S1239) into the FY2027 Executive Budget. This measure would strengthen food safety and transparency in New York at minimal cost to the state. At a time of fiscal uncertainty and rising public health challenges, it represents a practical, preventive approach that protects consumers and reinforces New York’s leadership in evidence-based food policy, especially given limited federal action. View the resource below to read the memo.