FDA Warns Parents About Homemade Formula Antonio_Diaz The FDA strictly regulates infant formula. They have requirements for certain nutrients in the infant formula. The FDA says that homemade infant formula recipes haven’t been evaluated and they may not contain the proper nutrients that are needed for an infant. It is not safe. There’s contamination leading to infection and illness risk and then there is a risk that your child may not be getting everything that he or she needs. - Dr. Lisa Gaw, pediatrician with Texas Children’s Urgent Care Babies should either be fed breastmilk or FDA-approved formulas.