On February 4, 2021, a congressional report exposing four major baby food companies for allowing dangerous contents of heavy metals in their products was made public. Naturally, parents of infants and toddlers nationwide were outraged.
This guidance document, which has been issued to increase the supply of infant formula, will remain in effect until November 14, 2022, at which time the FDA will evaluate whether any extension is necessary.
Else Nutrition, the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company headquartered in Israel, has signed an agreement to establish a specialized manufacturing site to process and prepare Else’s proprietary specialized, demineralized buckwheat for its infant formula.