Infant Formula Act of 1980

(colloquial)IFAEnacted bythe 96th United States CongressCitationsPublic lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–359Statutes at Large94 Stat. 1190CodificationActs amendedPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 75–717, 52 Stat. 1040, Chap. 675Titles amended21 U.S.C.: Food and DrugsU.S.C. sections created21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. IV § 350aU.S.C. sections amended21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. II § 321(z)Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 6940 by Henry Waxman (D-CA) on March 26, 1980
  • Committee consideration by House Energy and Commerce, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Passed the House on May 20, 1980 (388-15)
  • Passed the Senate on September 8, 1980 (Passed, in lieu of S. 2490) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on September 9, 1980 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on September 26, 1980
Major amendmentsAnti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

Infant Formula Act of 1980, 21 U.S.C. § 350a, is a United States statute authorizing good manufacturing practices and infant food safety for infant formula packaged and labeled in the United States. The Act of Congress amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act creating section 350a under subchapter IV entitled as Food.[1]

The United States administrative law endorsed a nutrient composition standard promoting human nutrition. The neonatal nutritive composition was incipiently affirmed by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1967.[2][3] The infant formula standard proposal orchestrated regulatory provisions for adequate nutrient levels as suitable for toddler nutrition.

The H.R. 6940 bill was passed by the 96th U.S. Congressional session and signed into law by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on September 26, 1980.[4][5][6]

FDA Nutritive Fortification of Federal Register

☆ 31 FR 15730 ☆ 47 FR 17016
☆ 45 FR 17206 ☆ 47 FR 18832
☆ 45 FR 86362 ☆ 54 FR 3783
☆ 47 FR 2331 ☆ 56 FR 66566

Infant Formula and Pediatrics Supplementals

◇ "Commentary on Breast-Feeding and Infant Formulas, Including Proposed Standards for Formulas". Pediatrics. 57 (2). American Academy of Pediatrics: 278–285. February 1976. doi:10.1542/peds.57.2.278. ISSN 1098-4275.
◇ "Infant Formulas". FDA Drug Bulletin. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. November 1979. p. 30 – via HathiTrust Digital Library.
◇ "The Dietary Chloride Deficiency Syndrome". Pediatrics. 66 (3). American Academy of Pediatrics: 366–374. September 1980. doi:10.1542/peds.66.3.366. ISSN 1098-4275.
◇ "New Infant Formula Additives Approved by FDA". AAP News. 20 (5). American Academy of Pediatrics: 209–210. May 2002. ISSN 1556-3332.

See also

• 1977 Nestlé boycott • Child Nutrition Act
• 2008 Chinese milk scandal • Nutrition facts label
• 2022 U.S. Infant Formula Shortage • Regulatory Flexibility Act
• AOAC International • Select Committee on Nutrition & Human Needs

References

  1. ^ Levin, Toby Milgrom (January 1987). "The Infant Formula Act of 1980: A Case Study of Congressional Delegation to the Food and Drug Administration". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 42 (1). Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI): 101–154. JSTOR 26658602.
  2. ^ "Committee on Nutrition : Proposed Changes in Food and Drug Administration Regulations Concerning Formula Products and Vitamin-mineral Dietary Supplements for Infants". Pediatrics. 40 (5). American Academy of Pediatrics: 916–921. November 1967. doi:10.1542/peds.40.5.916. ISSN 1098-4275.
  3. ^ "Committee on Nutrition : Baby Food as Special Dietary Foods". Pediatrics. 40 (5). American Academy of Pediatrics: 922–923. November 1967. doi:10.1542/peds.40.5.922. ISSN 1098-4275.
  4. ^ Carter, Jimmy (September 26, 1980). "Remarks on Signing Into Law the Infant Formula Act of 1980". The American Presidency Project ~ John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. University of California, Santa Barbara.
  5. ^ Carter, Jimmy (September 26, 1980). "Infant Formula Act of 1980 Statement on Signing H.R. 6940 Into Law". The American Presidency Project ~ John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. University of California, Santa Barbara.
  6. ^ Carter, Jimmy (September 26, 1980). "Infant Formula Act of 1980 ~ Statement on Signing H.R. 6940 Into Law - September 26, 1980". Internet Archive. Public Papers of the Presidents ~ Jimmy Carter 1980-81, Volume II. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 1936–1937.

External links

  • 21 CFR 106
  • 21 CFR 107
  • "Infant Formula". FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 9 January 2023.
  • "Infant Formula". USDA Food and Nutrition Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture.