This education is about:
- How the infant formula landscape has changed over the last several years
- The role of regulatory bodies in infant formula and how rules and systems impact safety, product composition, and labeling
- Key differences between United States and European Union regulations for infant formula
- Navigating nutritional differences, label terminology, and infant formula marketing as a healthcare professional (HCP)
- Guiding parents and caregivers on choosing the best option for formula-fed infants
Why it matters:
The infant formula landscape has changed dramatically over the last several years, in part, due to the Infant Formula Shortage of 2022 and the COVID-19 pandemic. An understanding of how formula options have changed and how regulations influence infant formulas is critical for HCPs. Guiding parents and caregivers on infant formula choice requires clinicians to be familiar with nutritional differences, label terminology, and how infant formulas are marketed.