A military cargo plane lands filled with vitally needed baby formula to be greeted by a top government official.
Simultaneously, the president invoked the Defense Production Act to force American companies to produce more baby formula.
Higher prices could lead to mothers choosing to limit formula use, with nutritional detriments to the baby.
The FDA prevents the import of baby formula from comparatively developed countries such as Japan, the UK, Australia, and the European Union.
When it comes to the actual nutritional value of the formula, studies have found that most European baby formula products meet FDA requirements.
The problem the FDA wants to stop is that American consumers might not be able to understand the instructions on imported products, which is why just a year ago it was boasting that it had seized 600 cases of "Unapproved" baby formula imported from Germany and the Netherlands - the same sort of formula the military is now flying in.
Rather than insisting on keeping these non-tariff barriers to trade in place, streamlined however they may be, the administration should instead unilaterally recognize that any formula manufactured in comparatively developed countries that pass those countries' safety requirements should be allowed into the U.S. market.
https://issuesinsights.com/2022/05/27/militarizing-the-baby-formula-crisis-is-infantile/
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