Kennedy downplayed the Texas measles outbreak in February 2025, calling such outbreaks not unusual and saying they occur every year.
In February 2025, when a measles outbreak was spreading in western Texas, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said measles outbreaks were "not unusual," adding that they happen every year.
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Kennedy said parents should have confidence in every bottle of formula and that manufacturers will be held to rigorous scientific standards with infant health first.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said parents deserve confidence in every bottle they feed their baby, and that infant-formula manufacturers would be held to rigorous scientific standards with babies' health coming first
Kennedy, per an HHS notice, determined the limited enforcement-discretion policy will curb widespread use of risky foreign-made research-use-only peptides.
has determined that this limited enforcement-discretion policy will discourage the continued, widespread use of certain research-use-only peptides supplied by foreign manufacturers that pose a safety risk to US patients.
Kennedy, per the notice, determined the policy advances patient choice and freedom while appropriately protecting safety.
has determined that the policy advances patient choice and freedom while appropriately protecting patient safety.
Kennedy pledged to hold infant formula makers to rigorous scientific standards, putting babies' health first, as FDA proposed updated nutrient rules.
"Parents deserve confidence in every bottle they feed their baby," ... "We will hold infant formula manufacturers to rigorous scientific standards and put babies' health first."
Kennedy said HHS will hold infant formula makers to rigorous scientific standards and prioritize babies' health.
"Parents deserve confidence in every bottle they feed their baby," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement, in part. "We will hold infant formula manufacturers to rigorous scientific standards and put babies' health first."