Abbott's s Christopher Calamari, Gerber's Scott Fitz and Reckitt Robert Cleveland didn't have ng answers about immediately solving supply shortage or about preventing another one when they testified before Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee.

Mead Johnson pulls challenged claims before National Advertising Division began a review in its SWIFT process, but not before Nestlé Nutrition, which markets Gerber infant formula, submitted its challenge.

Abbott Nutrition has used ‘#1 Pediatrician Recommended Brands’ claim for Similac on social media and advertising to doctors and planned to add to labeling, but a disclosure doesn’t clarify the statement refers to a combination category and not the product alone, says National Advertising Division.

Else Nutrition will be one of the first companies to market baby and toddler formula and a children’s beverage without dairy or soy while containing a few core ingredients, says CEO Hamutal Yitzhak. Products will debut in North America and Europe in 2020.