HHS Sec. RFK Jr.: The Only Way to Bring Baby Formula Prices Down Is to Bring More Competition to the U.S.

DOOCY You ve heard ░░░░░░░░ Operation Warp Speed well ░░░░░░░░ about Operation Stork Speed ░░░░░░░░ is now taking flight ░░░░░░░░ the HHS and FDA ░░░░░░░░ their plan to make ░░░░░░░░ formula healthier again EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ plan includes reviewing the ░░░░░░░░ in our infant formula ░░░░░░░░ for contaminants such as ░░░░░░░░ metals encouraging companies to ░░░░░░░░ new infant formulas and ░░░░░░░░ labels clearer for the ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Yeah you heard ░░░░░░░░ Heavy metals in baby ░░░░░░░░ Here to explain the ░░░░░░░░ is HHS Secretary RFK ░░░░░░░░ Congratulations Mr Secretary on ░░░░░░░░ confirmation you hit the ░░░░░░░░ running Why are you ░░░░░░░░ this first and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ that there are heavy ░░░░░░░░ in formula RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ re not saying that ░░░░░░░░ s dangerous levels of ░░░░░░░░ metals in formula These ░░░░░░░░ very very complex formulations ░░░░░░░░ there is some indication ░░░░░░░░ s a report Consumer ░░░░░░░░ Report that says that ░░░░░░░░ are high levels although ░░░░░░░░ of them violate the ░░░░░░░░ safety guidelines We have ░░░░░░░░ and NIH have not ░░░░░░░░ in the past for ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ test comprehensively now We ░░░░░░░░ going to also look ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ the formulations for the ░░░░░░░░ time since 1998 and ░░░░░░░░ make sure do comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ to make sure this ░░░░░░░░ the healthiest product that ░░░░░░░░ kids can have and ░░░░░░░░ we can produce it ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ parents prefer the European ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ extend the personal importation ░░░░░░░░ from them but we ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ all of this in ░░░░░░░░ United States We have ░░░░░░░░ least one organic producer ░░░░░░░░ in this country and ░░░░░░░░ met with all of ░░░░░░░░ big companies at a ░░░░░░░░ table and talked to ░░░░░░░░ about being able to ░░░░░░░░ them reform their formulations ░░░░░░░░ strip away the red ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ can change ingredients without ░░░░░░░░ lot of regulatory restrictions ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So Mr Secretary ░░░░░░░░ this help bring the ░░░░░░░░ down Because we re ░░░░░░░░ at some of the ░░░░░░░░ since 2017 the cost ░░░░░░░░ up 41 percent RFK ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ the cost of baby ░░░░░░░░ down but we need ░░░░░░░░ we need competition There ░░░░░░░░ new companies that are ░░░░░░░░ baby formula in this ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ market right now and ░░░░░░░░ only way which means ░░░░░░░░ s only really four ░░░░░░░░ that are producing almost ░░░░░░░░ of our baby formula ░░░░░░░░ Right RFK Jr And ░░░░░░░░ there s no competition ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ prices and the only ░░░░░░░░ that we re going ░░░░░░░░ bring those prices down ░░░░░░░░ to bring more competition ░░░░░░░░ the United States make ░░░░░░░░ that we can manufacture ░░░░░░░░ of these products in ░░░░░░░░ United States This is ░░░░░░░░ national security issue as ░░░░░░░░