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FDA issues ‘largest-ever’ testing results for US infant formula

A photo of a white grandmother holding a white baby and a bottle of baby formula.
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The regulator’s report also signaled that tighter oversight of the infant nutrition industry isn’t far behind.

The vast majority of infant formula products on the market contain undetectable or very low levels of chemical contaminants, according to the results of what the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says is the “largest and most rigorous” testing effort everv conducted.

According to the FDA, more than 300analyzed

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