US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico To Ease ShortageTrucks contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services will drive about 1 million pounds of Gerber Good Start Gentle infant formula from a Nestlé plant to U.S. retailers, the White House said, nearly doubling the amount imported to the U.S. to date.
Abbott Restarts Michigan Baby Formula Plant Linked To ContaminationAbbott 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.
Biden Says He Didn't Understand How Big An Effect Abbott Plant Shutdown Would Have On Baby FormulaPresident Joe Biden conceded Wednesday he didn't understand how big of an effect the shutdown of an Abbott baby formula plant in Michigan and subsequent recalls would have on the baby formula supply until April.
Biden To Host Roundtable With Baby Formula MakersPresident Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production.
City Of Dearborn Hosts Emergency Baby Formula Distribution EventDearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said they are providing formula to as many families as possible. He said they are not trying to not solve the formula shortage but hopefully helping in the short term.
78,000 Pounds Of Baby Formula Arrives In USA 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.
Dearborn Heights Mother With 4 Children On Baby Formula In Panic Mode Over ShortageMother of 9 children all under the age of 11 concerned that 4 of her children who’s on baby formula will run out in a day.
FDA Head: Baby Formula Factory Could Reopen By Next WeekThe head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday that a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running as soon as next week, though he sidestepped questions about whether his agency should have intervened earlier at the plant at the center of the national shortage.
What We Know About Shuttered Baby Formula PlantAt 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.
Two Children In Tennessee Hospitalized Over Baby Formula ShortageTwo young children in Tennessee have been hospitalized, due to the recent formula shortage that has hit the United States.
Abbott Says Agreement Reached To Reopen Baby Formula PlantUnder fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula, as the administration works to bring the largest domestic plant back on line after it was shut down early this year due to safety issues.
Michigan Officials Coordinate Statewide Response To Baby Formula ShortageOfficials say multiple agencies are working to address the shortage and ensure "parents who need formula get the resources and support they need to provide for their babies."
Abbott Nutrition To Resume Baby Formula Production At Sturgis PlantThe baby formula shortage could ease up over the next few weeks.
Biden To Speak With Baby Formula Companies, Announce Steps To Address ShortagePresident Joe Biden on Thursday will speak with companies that manufacture and sell baby formula as well as announce new actions to address supply shortages, a White House official said.