With just a handful of companies making U.S. infant formula, a shutdown of Abbott’s plant had outsized impact on the supply.
Tag: Shortages
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White House Struggles to Explain Baby Formula Production Plan
A day after invoking the Defense Production Act to help alleviate a nationwide shortage, administration officials had few answers for how the law would lead to more supply.
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Biden Invokes Defense Powers in a Bid to Ease Formula Shortage
The president invoked the Defense Production Act to boost supply and directed federal agencies to use Defense Department planes to speed shipments of formula from overseas.
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You Shouldn’t Need a Doctor’s Note to Switch Formula Brands
The formula shortage is temporary. Changes to WIC should be permanent.