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Formula feeding is also a healthy choice for babies. If you use a formula, your baby will get the best possible alternative to breast milk. (You should not attempt to make your own formula or feed an infant cow's milk or another kind of milk.)

Identifying and Reporting a Problem If you have concerns about infant formula, contact your health care provider and FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332), or you can file a report online at MedWatch.

Formulas for premature and low-birth-weight infants have extra calories and minerals to meet the needs of these infants. Special formulas may be used for infants with heart disease, malabsorption syndromes, and problems digesting fat or processing certain amino acids.

Specialty Formula in WIC. Infants with specific metabolic needs such as inborn errors of metabolism, low birth weights, or other unusual medical or dietary problems may receive specialty formulas. Some of these formulas are not available in retail settings and may be prescribed by a physician.

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the protracted shortages of baby formula in the United States that left store shelves bare of the essential product for several months, probing whether baby formula makers colluded in bidding on state contracts.

Commercially prepared infant formulas are a nutritious alternative to breast milk, and even contain some vitamins and nutrients that breastfed babies need to get from supplements.

Infants with specific metabolic needs such as inborn errors of metabolism, low birth weights, or other unusual medical or dietary problems may receive specialty formulas. Some of these formulas are not available in retail settings and may be prescribed by a physician.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates commercial infant formulas to make sure they meet minimum nutritional and safety requirements. Iron-fortified infant formulas are recommended, and most commercial infant formulas sold in the United States contain iron.