Placeholder. A US infant formula botulism outbreak, an FDA regulatory overhaul, and a competitor's radically stricter voluntary safety testing all happened within months of each other in 2026 — suggesting the category is at a genuine inflection point on safety standards.
What we've found so far: Nara Organics was recalled June 2026 after a multistate infant botulism investigation; the FDA's 'Operation Stork Speed' is drafting the first new nutrient-standard rule in decades; Little Spoon's new formula voluntarily tests 10x stricter than the international botulism-risk guideline.
Open research: Build a timeline connecting the Nara Organics case to the FDA's regulatory response directly; interview a pediatric nutrition safety expert on whether voluntary stricter testing (Little Spoon) should become mandatory.