WASHINGTON (Michigan News Source) – Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-Michigan), who chairs the Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee, announced an upcoming hearing which seeks answers from the FDA regarding its responsibility in the infant formula shortage.

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This hearing is a continuation of the Oversight Committee’s investigation into last year’s nationwide infant formula crisis.

“The Oversight Committee is investigating the decisions that led our nation into an infant formula crisis, ensuring our agencies are held accountable, and finding solutions to better protect American families in the future,” McClain said. “At our last hearing on this subject, a former FDA official confirmed that the FDA’s internal failures created and exacerbated the formula crisis. We still have many unanswered questions. Why was the FDA unprepared for this crisis? Why did they fail to conduct adequate inspections of formula facilities? And why did they fail to heed whistleblower warnings?”

The nationwide infant formula shortage hit close to home for Michiganders. Abbott Nutrition in Sturgis closed down in February 2022 after reports of contamination. The company denied that bacteria in infant formula came from its factory. After getting back online, flooding forced Abbot to close shortly after reopening in June.

In addition to getting answers to the baby formula shortage and examining how to prevent a similar crisis in the future, McClain and her committee recently looked into how Chinese money laundering companies enrich the cartel.”

This issue is one that is popping up in several Michigan communities. The proposed Gotion battery plant in Big Rapids, a proposed Megsite in Eagle Township, and the CATL factory in Marshall are all tied to Chinese companies and the Communist party. Many have pushed back against giving tax payer funding for these companies to set up shop.

In addition, the fentanyl problem in Michigan is not going away. Narcan is now available over the counter. Last month in Kalamazoo, police cited 17 opioid overdoses in one day along with five deaths.

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“Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45,” McClain said at a recent hearing. “In 2020 alone, 2,759 Michiganders lost their life to drug overdose poisoning with approximately 75% of those drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, like fentanyl.”