Washington, March 11 -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Infant Formula Safety Modernization Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to modernize federal oversight of the nation's infant formula supply and close longstanding gaps in testing, transparency, and regulatory enforcement.
"The food we give our babies must meet the highest standard of safety - no exceptions," said Congresswoman DeLauro. "For too long, a resource-starved FDA has lacked the tools to adequately protect the infant formula supply. The recent ByHeart outbreak, which contaminated formula with Clostridium botulinum and sickened dozens of infants across the country, has further exemp...