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FDA acknowledges wrongdoing in released report of recent baby formula shortage

Headline from KYMA Yuma, on the newest of 2 developments

The Food and Drug Administration is admitting that it mishandled the baby formula crisis earlier this year.

KYMA Yuma's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Baby formula shortage: FDA concedes delays after whistleblower complaint

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Newest

    FDA acknowledges wrongdoing in released report of recent baby formula shortage

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

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36 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTVB Boise

    FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    The response was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory, according to a report.

  2. KEZI Eugene

    FDA report details agency fumbles during infant formula investigation that hampered response (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    A number of "systemic vulnerabilities" at the US Food and Drug Administration exacerbated a shortage of baby formula in summer of 2022, a report said.

  3. Foxla

    Baby formula shortage: FDA concedes delays after whistleblower complaint (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    A 10-page report from the agency offers its first formal account of the factors that led to the ongoing shortage.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA Admits Flaws in Response to Infant Formula Shortage (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In a report issued Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged numerous shortcomings in its response to the infant formula shortage earlier

  5. Government Executive

    The FDA’s Internal Review of the Infant Formula Shortage Found Workforce Problems (opens Government Executive)

    Published

    Government Executive's feed description

    Staffing shortages and insufficient training contributed to the crisis, investigators said.

  6. Politico

    FDA baby formula review spares specific blame amid ongoing shortages (opens Politico)

    Published

    Politico's feed description

    The agency’s probe found “systemic vulnerabilities” in the nation’s formula supply and federal actions, which have widely been criticized as too slow.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Internal review details FDA shortfalls that worsened baby formula shortage (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    An internal review of the Food and Drug Administration's actions leading up to the infant formula crisis found a number of shortfalls that exposed "systemic vulnerabilities" delaying the agency's response.

  8. KYMA Yuma

    FDA acknowledges wrongdoing in released report of recent baby formula shortage (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration is admitting that it mishandled the baby formula crisis earlier this year.

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