Formula information collection
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA receives the Office of Management and Budget's clearance for its "Infant Formula Requirements" collection of information, the agency says June 21. In the supporting statement it submitted to OMB, FDA says executing regulatory control over the formulation and production of infant formula requires assuring that each batch of a manufacturer's formula is uniform in composition and conforms to known nutrient requirements. In an additional effort to detect noncompliance with formula manufacturing regulations, the information collection is needed to determine whether unauthorized reformulations have occurred. OMB approved the information collection for use through June 2010...