FDA chief: COVID, mail mix-up delayed action on baby formula
Michelle Saenz of Santee, Calif. buys baby formula at a grocery story across the border, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico. As the baby formula shortage continues in the United States, some parents are opting to cross the border into Mexico, where the shelves are still stocked with options to feed their babies. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that efforts to investigate problems at a baby formula plant linked to the nationwide shortage were slowed by COVID-19, scheduling conflicts and even a missing piece of mail.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf laid out a series of setbacks in congressional testimony that slowed his agency's response by months, including a whistleblower complaint that didn't reach FDA leadership due to a "mailroom failure...
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