Parents swap, sell baby formula as Biden focuses on shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Parents swap, sell baby formula as Biden focuses on shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stepped up his administration’s response to a nationwide baby formula shortage Thursday that has forced frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed. “I connected with a gal in my group and she had seven cans of the formula I need that were just sitting in her house that her baby didn’t need anymore,” she said. “But, I’m a believer in the Lord, so I said, ’God, I know you’re going to provide for me’ and I just started reaching out to people, ‘Hey do you have this formula?’” Kimberly Anderson, 34, of Hartford County, Maryland, said her 7 1/2-month-old son takes a prescription formula that has been nearly impossible to find locally. One banner ad across Amazon offers “organic non GMO formula for babies & toddlers,” but a closer inspection of the product’s image shows that it is only intended for children over 12 months. “It’s serving up something that you should not be giving to your child.” Dr. Navneet Hundal, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said she and other pediatricians have been grappling with the formula shortage for months.

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FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage
2 years, 3 months ago

FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory. The new report stated that FDA’s “inadequate processes and lack of clarity related to whistleblower complaints,” may have delayed getting inspectors to the plant. …

US to diversify infant formula industry to avoid shortages
2 years, 5 months ago

US to diversify infant formula industry to avoid shortages

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is trying to help foreign makers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry after the closure of the largest domestic plant sparked a nationwide shortage. “The need to diversify and strengthen the U.S. infant formula supply is more important than ever,” said the …

US importing baby formula from Mexico to ease shortage
2 years, 6 months ago

US importing baby formula from Mexico to ease shortage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration announced Wednesday …

U.S. organises Germany-to-Texas flight with Nestlé baby formula
2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. organises Germany-to-Texas flight with Nestlé baby formula

The Hindu  

The United States has organised a flight to deliver 110,000 pounds of Nestlé infant formula from Germany to Texas on June 9, the White House said on Monday. “We aren’t letting up until we solve this problem, and we are working to ensure more safe formula is available on store shelves nationwide,” President Joe Biden said in a statement given …

Abbott restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination
2 years, 6 months ago

Abbott restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer. The February shutdown of the largest formula factory in the country led to the supply problems that have forced …

Karine Jean-Pierre struggles to answer questions on formula shortage for second day in a row
2 years, 6 months ago

Karine Jean-Pierre struggles to answer questions on formula shortage for second day in a row

Daily Mail  

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn't say on Thursday why President Joe Biden wasn't informed about the baby formula shortage until April as she again struggled to answer question about the administration's response to the crisis. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn't say why President Joe Biden wasn't informed about the baby formula shortage until April as she …

L.A. County buys $750,000 worth of baby formula to distribute to families as shortage persists
2 years, 6 months ago

L.A. County buys $750,000 worth of baby formula to distribute to families as shortage persists

LA Times  

Families have struggled to find formula following supply chain disruptions and a safety recall. Los Angeles County has purchased $750,000 worth of baby formula that it will soon start handing out at food distribution sites and through outreach programs for new mothers, officials said. The county purchased the formula to help feed babies as the nation grapples with a severe …

Why is there a shortage of baby formula in the U.S. | Explained
2 years, 6 months ago

Why is there a shortage of baby formula in the U.S. | Explained

India TV News  

Highlights Many parents are hunting for infant formula in the United States FDA is working with Abbott to fix the violations that triggered the shutdown of its Michigan plant Health regulators recently announced several steps designed to boost supply Many parents are hunting for infant formula because of a combination of short- and long-term problems that has hit most of …

US safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

US safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis due to decades-old policies that have allowed a handful of companies to corner the market. ”We’ve created this problem by not setting up an infrastructure for imports.” Abbott Nutrition …

Explained | Why is there a shortage of baby formula in the U.S.?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Why is there a shortage of baby formula in the U.S.?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The U.S. imported tonnes of baby formula from Germany on Sunday amid a massive shortage of the medical-grade baby food caused by production and supply-chain issues. In a tweet, U.S. President Joe Biden said that more baby formula will be flown in from abroad under Operation Fly Formula. We're working to make sure safe baby formula …

78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in US
2 years, 7 months ago

78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in US

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children. Deese told CNN’s “State of the Union” that Sunday’s flight brought 15% of …

Baby formula arrives in Indianapolis from Germany on US military aircraft to address critical need
2 years, 7 months ago

Baby formula arrives in Indianapolis from Germany on US military aircraft to address critical need

CNN  

Indianapolis CNN — A shipment of 35 tons of baby formula has arrived Sunday in Indianapolis on a US military aircraft from Germany to address a nationwide shortage. The Biden administration official told CNN earlier that the product contained in the first shipment will be distributed to hospitals, doctors, home health care facilities and pharmacies in regions “where the needs …

World's second biggest baby formula supplier Danone TRIPLES its shipments to the US amid shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

World's second biggest baby formula supplier Danone TRIPLES its shipments to the US amid shortage

Daily Mail  

A French baby formula maker has tripled their shipments to the the US amid a shortage crisis that has led the White House to invoke the Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production. Danone, the world's second biggest baby milk formula maker but a relatively small player in the United States, stepped up shipments of infant formula from Europe …

Senate passes bill to address baby formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Senate passes bill to address baby formula shortage

The Hindu  

The Senate approved a bill on May 19 aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the United States. “Now, millions of parents will have an easier time finding the baby formula that they need,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said after …

Editorial: The shame of America’s baby-formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: The shame of America’s baby-formula shortage

LA Times  

When the sudden COVID-19 shutdown caused people to hoard toilet paper, the nation was half amused by the inability to find a roll on any retail shelf. Politics Deal reached with FDA to reopen Michigan infant formula plant The plant could reopen within two weeks once the consent decree is approved. Like many other products, infant formula has been in …

Infant formula shortage throws the West Wing into crisis mode
2 years, 7 months ago

Infant formula shortage throws the West Wing into crisis mode

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden’s West Wing has been thrown into crisis mode over a nationwide shortage of baby formula, with top aides undertaking efforts to restock grocery store shelves while coming under fire for a mess they didn’t create and which they’re still working to grasp the scope of. I understand there’s science behind it, but it’s not acceptable …

Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program
2 years, 7 months ago

Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the United States. “Now, millions of parents will have an easier time finding the baby formula that they need,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said after …

U.S. to fly in baby formula on military contracted planes
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. to fly in baby formula on military contracted planes

The Hindu  

The U.S. government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at easing the major shortage plaguing the country, the White House said on May 18. "Bypassing regular air freighting routes will speed up the importation and distribution of formula and serve as an immediate support as manufacturers continue to ramp up …

Why is there a baby formula shortage in the US?
2 years, 7 months ago

Why is there a baby formula shortage in the US?

The Independent  

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Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula …

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to …

Democrats ask Biden to appoint staffer to oversee baby formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Democrats ask Biden to appoint staffer to oversee baby formula shortage

CNN  

CNN — A group of Democratic senators are calling on President Joe Biden to appoint someone to oversee the baby formula shortage as it continues to devastate families across the country searching for supplies. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced broad support for how Biden has handled his first term and even said she supported the administration’s handling of the baby …

Senate passes bill to improve access to baby formula for families in need
2 years, 7 months ago

Senate passes bill to improve access to baby formula for families in need

CNN  

CNN — The Senate on Thursday approved a bill by unanimous consent intended to improve access to baby formula as the US contends with a nationwide shortage that has sparked an outcry and put pressure on lawmakers to act. “The Senate has just passed legislation to help ease the terrible nightmare parents are facing trying to find baby formula for …

Baby formula shortage: Biden administration secures first batch from overseas as it navigates how to implement plans to ease shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Baby formula shortage: Biden administration secures first batch from overseas as it navigates how to implement plans to ease shortage

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration announced Thursday that it had secured its first batch of infant formula from overseas and was preparing to fly it through the newly created Operation Fly Formula program, as White House officials face pressure to provide important details on how they will implement their recently announced efforts to alleviate the national shortage. “But it will …

GOP slams President Biden on baby formula shortage, then refuses to vote for supply increase
2 years, 7 months ago

GOP slams President Biden on baby formula shortage, then refuses to vote for supply increase

Salon  

Nine House Republicans voted against a bipartisan bill to help low-income mothers access baby food amid the national formula shortage. Among the lawmakers to vote "no" were Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Clay Higgins, R-La., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Chip Roy, R-Tex., Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., Louie Gohmert, R-Tex., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. RELATED: Doctors explain …

Company flies baby formula from Europe to US to help address shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Company flies baby formula from Europe to US to help address shortage

The Independent  

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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to alleviate baby formula shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden invokes Defense Production Act to alleviate baby formula shortage

LA Times  

President Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and has authorized flights to import supply from overseas. President Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related …

EXPLAINER: What we know about shuttered baby formula plant
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What we know about shuttered baby formula plant

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At the center of the nationwide baby formula shortage is a single factory: Abbott Nutrition’s plant that has been closed for more than three months because of contamination problems. In mid-February, Abbott announced it was recalling various lots of three powdered infant formulas from the plant, after federal officials began investigating rare bacterial infections in four babies who …

US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Under fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden’s administration announced steps Monday to ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula, including reopening the largest domestic manufacturing plant and increasing imports from overseas. The Food and Drug Administration said it was streamlining its review process to make it easier for foreign manufacturers to begin shipping more formula into …

On hold for 72 minutes and apologetic customer service representatives: Testing out resources from the Biden administration’s new website for parents looking for baby formula
2 years, 7 months ago

On hold for 72 minutes and apologetic customer service representatives: Testing out resources from the Biden administration’s new website for parents looking for baby formula

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is confronting a barrage of questions and criticism for the national baby formula shortage that has anxious and angry parents hopping from store to store in search of baby food. The new website, she said, is aimed at providing “resources and places that parents can go to obtain formula, including contacts with companies, food banks …

FDA announces it will make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

FDA announces it will make it easier to import some baby formulas to ease shortage

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to import certain infant formulas as it works to address a nationwide shortage. “For example, labeling, information on nutritional adequacy and safety testing, and information about facility inspection history.” The administration will prioritize applications “that stand a good chance of being successful, that indicate …

Here is all you need to know about the baby formula crisis in the USA
2 years, 7 months ago

Here is all you need to know about the baby formula crisis in the USA

Op India  

The United States has been experiencing a scarcity of baby formula, which has distressed parents. The challenges related to the supply of baby formula began last year when the Covid-19 outbreak disrupted labour, shipping, and raw supplies – concerns that impacted the whole economy. Most baby formulas produced in Europe meet the FDA nutritional guidelines, and in some might even …

Mothers face desperate search for baby formula amid nationwide shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Mothers face desperate search for baby formula amid nationwide shortage

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shelves are empty, and if you …

Baby formula shortage: Biden administration seeks to help WIC families
2 years, 7 months ago

Baby formula shortage: Biden administration seeks to help WIC families

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is seeking to make it easier for low-income families to buy whatever baby formula is available on store shelves amid a nationwide shortage. The US Department of Agriculture on Friday outlined the steps it has already taken to help low-income families, mainly by providing waivers to states to give parents using WIC benefits a wider …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the baby formula shortage?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the baby formula shortage?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Many parents are hunting for infant formula because of a combination of short- and long-term problems that has hit most of the biggest U.S. brands. Then in February, Abbott Nutrition recalled several major brands of powdered formula and shut down its Sturgis, Michigan, factory when federal officials began investigating four babies who suffered bacterial infections after consuming formula …

Joe Biden Announces Steps To Address Baby Formula Shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden Announces Steps To Address Baby Formula Shortage

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden on Thursday announced several actions his administration is taking to help alleviate an alarming shortage of infant formula that has left desperate parents searching for food across the country. According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, “Cronobacter illnesses are rare, but they are frequently lethal for infants.” During a series …

A perfect storm hits baby formula
2 years, 7 months ago

A perfect storm hits baby formula

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. The FDA was first aware of complaints about baby formula back in September, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests by Consumer Reports and other news organizations,but the Abbott recall didn’t occur until four months later. The government bureaucracy’s effort to protect babies, paired with tons …

Abbott warns it will take TEN WEEKS to get baby formula on US shelves once FDA reopens factory
2 years, 7 months ago

Abbott warns it will take TEN WEEKS to get baby formula on US shelves once FDA reopens factory

Daily Mail  

America's largest baby formula manufacturer warned it could take more than two months to get their products back on retail shelves once the Food and Drug Administration gives the go to reopen its Michigan plant. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Mitt Romney slammed the FDA for 'risking the lives of infants across the nation' by forcing America's biggest baby formula plant to …

Parents Hunt For Baby Formula As Contamination Woes Lead To Nationwide Shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Parents Hunt For Baby Formula As Contamination Woes Lead To Nationwide Shortage

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. After hearing concerns from parents, the FDA said last month that Abbott could begin releasing some specialty formulas not affected by the recalls “on a case-by-case basis.” The company …

What you can and can’t do to get through the infant formula shortage, according to experts
2 years, 7 months ago

What you can and can’t do to get through the infant formula shortage, according to experts

CNN  

CNN — Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians like Dr. Tanya Altmann. “Even when you start solids, breast milk or infant formula is still the major source of nutrition for your baby,” Altmann said. “You can actually choose a toddler formula at that point where normally you’d want to wait …

US baby formula crisis: Abbott could start production in 2 weeks
2 years, 7 months ago

US baby formula crisis: Abbott could start production in 2 weeks

Al Jazeera  

Supply chain snags, product recalls and runaway inflation have made it very difficult to find baby formula in the United States. Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday it could restart production of infant formula at its troubled Michigan facility within two weeks. The news comes a day after United States retailers including Target Corp, CVS Health Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance …

Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
2 years, 7 months ago

Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. After hearing concerns from parents, the FDA said last month that Abbott could begin releasing some specialty formulas not affected by the recalls “on a case-by-case basis.” The company is providing them …

How America's largest baby formula plant ceased production
2 years, 7 months ago

How America's largest baby formula plant ceased production

Daily Mail  

Abbott Laboratories, the biggest baby formula supplier in the U.S., ceased production at its Michigan plant in February 2022 amid reports of fatal bacterial infections. FDA officials also observed poor hand washing among Abbott plant staff who 'worked directly with infant formula.' February 17: U.S. health officials urgently warn parents against using three popular baby formulas manufactured at the Abbott …

Formula maker: ‘This is a crisis. We can’t flip a switch and make a lot more formula’
2 years, 7 months ago

Formula maker: ‘This is a crisis. We can’t flip a switch and make a lot more formula’

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Laura Modi is fielding dozens of emails, calls, and texts daily from anxious parents asking about how they can get baby formula. A message at the top of the company’s website says, “We’re temporarily at capacity for new customers.” Other manufacturers say they’re producing at full capacity and making as much formula as they can. …

Retailers Limit Sale Of Baby Formula As Shortage Intensifies
2 years, 7 months ago

Retailers Limit Sale Of Baby Formula As Shortage Intensifies

Huff Post  

An empty baby formula display is seen at a Publix grocery store in Orlando, Florida, on May 8 as stores across the country struggle to stock baby formula, causing some chains to limit customer purchases. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Parents of young children are growing worried over a nationwide shortage of baby formula that has prompted major retailers …

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