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FDA Chief: COVID, Mail Mix-Up Delayed Action on Baby Formula
The head of the Food and Drug Administration is testifying about a series of setbacks that led to a months-long delay in inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is facing questions Wednesday from House lawmakers probing the formula shortage. Califf testified that a COVID-19 outbreak at Abbott’s formula plant led...
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Exclusive Contracts, Import Limits: Federal Policies Laid Groundwork for Formula Shortage
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. They point to decades-old policies that have allowed a handful of companies to corner the market. Safety and manufacturing rules imposed by U.S. regulators make it hard for smaller companies to...
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Formula Shortage ‘Really Hurt' Families on This Assistance Program
The federally run Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program (WIC) covers about half the babies in the U.S., but has restrictions on the brands and types of formula available and the stores where aid recipients can shop. The formula shortage and shutdown of the Abbott plant put a strain on families on WIC, says author and childcare policy commentator...
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Flower Mound Facebook Group Connects Families with Baby Formula
As families wait for an end to the nationwide baby formula shortage, one North Texas mom has turned to social media to ease their stress.
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Flower Mound Facebook Group Connects Families with Baby Formula
As families wait for an end to the nationwide baby formula shortage, one North Texas mom has turned to social media to ease their stress.
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Another Baby Formula Shipment From Europe to Arrive in the U.S. on Wednesday
The first shipment, carrying 78,000 pounds of specialty infant formula, arrived Sunday.
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78,000 Pounds of Infant Formula Arrives in US
A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis. It’s 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. President Joe Biden authorized the use of Air Force planes for the effort, dubbed...
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Baby Formula Shipments Are on Their Way to the U.S.
The first shipment of baby formula being sent to the U.S. from Europe arrived at an airbase in Germany Saturday.
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First Baby Formula Flights From Europe to Arrive This Weekend
The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House announced Friday.
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‘Look at the Shelves': Video Shows Tense Baby Formula Confrontation
The video shows almost completely empty shelves at a store and a shopping cart full of what appears to be a few dozen bottles of formula.
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It's Not Just Babies Who Need Formula: Families of Teens With Medical Needs are ‘Scared'
Teens with complex medical conditions often need formula to avoid becoming malnourished. With the shortage, many families can’t find enough.
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FDA Head: Abbott's Baby Formula Factory Could Reopen by Next Week
The nationwide shortage is largely tied to Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan formula plant, the largest in the U.S., which has been closed since February due to contamination problems.
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As Biden Addresses Baby Formula Crisis, Parents Begin to Seek Purchasing Alternatives
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, the largest pediatric hospital in the country, is sharing new insights and separating facts from fiction about the baby formula shortage.
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Biden Rolls Out 2-Part Strategy to Address Formula Shortages
The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a two-part strategy to address the nationwide infant formula shortage, including an invocation of the Defense Production Act.
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Senate Panel Investigates Abbott Tax Practices After Contamination Shut Down Baby Formula Plant
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden sent a letter to Abbott CEO Robert Ford requesting information on the company’s tax practices and $8 billion stock buybacks the company has authorized since 2019. Wyden also requested information on how much money Abbott spent to upgrade an infant formula plant Michigan prior to its closure due to bacterial contamination. The plant closure…
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Texas Experts Separate Baby Formula Facts From Fiction
In a Zoom chat, Dr. Stan Spinner and Dr. Amy Hair, with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, separate fact from fiction about the baby formula shortage and what parents in need can do to make sure their child’s needs are being met.
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Scammers Are Taking Advantage of a Baby Formula Shortage, Federal Trade Commission Warns
Parents and caregivers are paying exorbitant prices for baby formula that never arrives, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Texas Children's Hospital Separates Baby Formula Facts From Fiction
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston says they will share new insight and separate facts from fiction for parents about the baby formula shortage.
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How Parents Can Navigate the Baby Formula Shortage
Megan Rodriguez, a neonatal registered dietitian, discusses what parents can do to navigate the ongoing nationwide shortage of baby formula.