U.S. regulators have taken first steps toward allowing more baby formula into the country, but shelves remain bare, President Biden’s grasps for solutions, and the FDA’s web of regulations still leaves too many families scrambling to feed their children. After another crisis, few now deny that excessive regulatory caution and clutter can harm Americans. To get a better handle on the situation, we must start with more innovative ways to measure our policies.
FDA rigidity became obvious during the pandemic, when inflexible regulations prevented businesses and entrepreneurs from addressing the public’s needs. Bureaucracy barricaded scientific progress. Many regulations had to be waived or suspended.
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