Senator Introducing Tariff-Waiver Bill for Infant Formula
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said he will be introducing a bill called the Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans (Formula) Act, which he says would fight the shortage of baby milk formula that has occurred after a plant shutdown over safety issues (see 2205130033). The bill would eliminate tariffs on infant formulas from some countries, provide a six-month waiver of tariffs on all imported formula, and would waive FDA labeling and nutrition requirements for formula from countries with similar approval standards as the United States. It also would prohibit FDA from recalling infant formula if labeling is the only reason for the recall.
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Lee said, in a news release May 16, "American babies are going hungry and the federal government is standing in the way. Current policies, tariffs, quotas, bans, and regulations are preventing mothers and fathers from being able to make the best choices to feed their babies. My FORMULA Act will give these families relief during this unprecedented shortage. Congress needs to pass this bill immediately to protect American babies from going hungry."