Toddler formula sales are growing, but experts warn that most kids don't need it
Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business. Here's what parents need to know.
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Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business. Here's what parents need to know.
Sales of formulas designed for toddlers increased in recent years, but health experts warn parents that once children reach their first birthday, they are generally fine with cow or plant milk. And doctors say toddler formula should not be given to infants.
Many experts warn that toddler formulas, designed for children ages 1 to 3, fill no nutritional needs beyond what is available in a typical toddler diet, are subject to less regulation than infant formula, and are expensive.
Nature's One and Holle said their plans to sell their formula products in the United States are being held up by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) despite the Biden administration's pledge to end the nationwide formula shortage.
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - To ease the U.S. shortage of baby formula, Nature's One and Holle are poised to ship hundreds of thousands of...