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Dr. Robert Califf gathers his documents as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension adjourns a hearing on the nomination of Dr. Califf to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA admits hobbled response to baby formula crisis

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage May 14, 2022, in Houston. President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and has authorized flights to import supply from overseas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Baby formula shortage leads to congressional scrutiny of FDA

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Proposed political maps released by the leaders of New York's Democrat-dominated legislature would give the party an advantage in 22 of of the state's 26 congressional districts and mean re-election trouble for several Republican members of the U.S. House. The congressional map in upstate New York would be realigned to create three Republican super districts — one of them now home to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking House Republican. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top Republicans say slow-acting FDA delayed formula plant reopening

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, right, and a vial of the vaccine for adults, which has a different colored label, at a vaccination station in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. U.S. regulators authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again are on the rise. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) **FILE**

FDA authorizes Pfizer booster shots for ages 5 to 11

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to reporters as House Democrats unveil a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, says the bill would help the Food and Drug Administration take important steps to restore the formula supply in a safe and secure manner. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi says Abbott could face criminal charges over infant formula, weighs new federal controls

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

An employee walks near empty shelves where baby formula would normally be located at a CVS in New Orleans on Monday, May 16, 2022. President Joe Biden's administration has announced new steps to ease the national shortage of baby formula, including allowing more imports from overseas. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

House Dems propose $28 million to address formula shortage

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks before President Joe Biden presents Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients, during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Baby formula maker won’t accept Dems’ blame for shortages, says no evidence plant sickened infants

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House would ban the farming of mink fur in the United States in an effort to stem possible mutations of the coronavirus, something researchers have said can be accelerated when the virus spreads among animals. The bill introduced this week is an effort from Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C. It would prohibit the import, export, transport, sale or purchase of mink in the United States. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Democrats blame FDA for moving too slowly in probe of infant formula company

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans U.S.

By Matthew Perrone and Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, different kinds of baby formula line a shelf in Mankato, Minn. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP) ** FILE **

Recalls, inflation, supply issues drive baby formula shortage

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

FILE - A member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia, on March 26, 2021. On Friday, April 29, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming a recent outbreak of unexplained hepatitis cases among children is being caused by the adenovirus vector used in some COVID-19 vaccines, including the Johnson & Johnson shot.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FDA moves to curtail use of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - A nursing student administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at UNLV, in Las Vegas on April 26, 2021. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, April 29, 2022, set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Ilana Diener holds her son, Hudson, 3, during an appointment for a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial in Commack, N.Y. on Nov. 30, 2021. The FDA said it set aside meeting dates on June 8, 21, and 22 to discuss vaccines for young children with the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) as it waits for final submissions from Moderna and Pfizer. (AP Photo/Emma H. Tobin, File) **FILE**

FDA sets fast-paced June schedule to approve COVID vaccines for kids under 5

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna on Thursday, April 28, 2022, asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 vaccine for under 6

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Biden’s ban on menthol cigarettes tempts backlash from voting blocs Democrats need in November

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Syringes and a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are displayed at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Batavia, Ill., on March 19, 2021. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP, File)

Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. The U.S. government is set to release its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf previewed the announcement in congressional testimony, saying the proposal would reduce disease and death among smokers and help many quit. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

FDA writes rules to prohibit menthol cigs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A sign advising visitors to don face coverings stands outside the main entrance to UCHealth University of Colorado hospital Friday, April 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colo. Consistently low COVID-19 hospitalizations prompted hospital officials to loosen some restrictions at the facility, which includes eliminating the testing requirements for anyone who enters. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

FDA approves first breath test for the coronavirus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020 photo a woman holds a Puff Bar flavored disposable vape device in New York. The Food and Drug Administration says it will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies that have used a now-closed loophole to escape federal oversight, including the company behind a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become the top choice among teenagers. Under a new law taking effect Thursday, April 14, 2022, the FDA can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine. (AP Photo/Marshall Ritzel)

E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

FILE - Medical personnel place pre-loaded syringes as they vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Jan. 25, 2022. While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. health officials are only beginning to decide on a strategy for using the COVID-19 vaccines to stay ahead of the outbreak. A panel of vaccine experts is meeting Wednesday, April 6, 2022 to discuss key questions for future COVID-19 booster campaigns, including how often the shots should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them. (AP Photo/Ted Jackson, File)

U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press