WASHINGTON — RFK wants to make baby milk healthy again.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new MAHA Commission report suggests the government support mothers — including with a more robust supply of donor breastmilk for those who can’t lactate themselves, and regulating infant formula more heavily.
The report, published Tuesday, states that the USDA and HHS will “work to increase breastfeeding rates,” either through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) — or other policies that greater assist breastfeeding moms.
The two agencies will also “work with other Federal partners to develop policies to promote and ensure
a safe supply of donor human milk,” the report states. 3
Only about 30% of US women exclusively breastfed for the first six months of t