RFK Jr. to Subject Baby Formula Makers to Extra Scrutiny (2)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking on baby formula products, the latest in his sweeping review of ingredients used in the US food supply.

Under Kennedy, the US Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive examination of the nutrients used in infant formula and increase testing for heavy metals and other contaminants, HHS said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement comes as Kennedy met with executives of companies that make infant formula, Bloomberg first reported.

Kennedy held a discussion with the chief executives from Abbott Laboratories, which makes Similac, Enfamil maker Reckitt Benckiser ...