Baby Formula Shortage Reporting Added to Senate FDA Fee Plan (2)

June 13, 2022, 4:06 PM UTCUpdated: June 13, 2022, 9:36 PM UTC

Infant formula makers would need to notify the FDA within five business days of a supply chain disruption under the Senate’s latest user fee proposal that’s expected to go before a committee markup Tuesday.

A substitute amendment to the proposal (S. 4348), obtained by Bloomberg Law, contains several provisions to improve Food and Drug Administration oversight of infant formula after a recall at an Abbott facility propelled a nationwide shortage. The user fee package is considered must-pass legislation and reauthorizes the payments that the drug and device industries make to help fund the agency.

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