It's unclear exactly which companies were represented at the meeting. Firms that sell infant formula include Abbott Laboratories, which makes Similac, Enfamil maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, and relative newcomer Bubs Australia Ltd. HHS didn't respond to a request for comment on the meeting. Kennedy planned to discuss nutritional standards and shoring up the supply chain, one of the people said. Kennedy posted on social media in May 2024 that he was concerned about toxic metals in formula. During his presidential campaign, he said that if he were to be elected, the FDA, a part of HHS that he now oversees, would scrutinize formula ingredients. Abbott shares fell 1.1% at 2:35 p.m. in New York. Reckitt, whose Mead Johnson unit makes formula, lost as much as 1.5% in London. Abbott, Reckitt and Bubs didn't respond to requests for comment. The US encountered major shortages of baby formula in 2022 after FDA inspectors found bacteria linked to two infant deaths in Abbott's Michigan factory.