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Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age.

The Conversation

‘I know firsthand they failed’: Parents decry lack of FDA action on infant formula safety

Reviews by outside experts and internal officials found serious flaws in the nation’s food-inspection programs after four infant hospitalizations and two deaths were linked to infant formula. But the FDA is still processing the recommendations.

Politico

Abbott recalls select baby formula over spoilage concerns

Select Similac products are part of a new recall from Abbott Nutrition.

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‘A movie set’: Former supervisor at baby formula plant says flaws were hidden

An employee account of longstanding problems raises more questions about adequacy of FDA inspections.

Politico

The search for scarce formula is worse for rural families on WIC

CANNON FALLS, Minn. — Two months after giving birth, Jennifer Magee noticed a change in her baby’s feeding routine that scared her: She was starting to drink more formula, almost every hour.

Tribune News Service

Second time's a charm? Baby formula plant at center of shortages quietly reopened July 1

The plant's owner, Abbott Nutrition, has yet to make public that its facility in Sturgis, Mich., has restarted some operations.

Politico

US baby formula plant again halts production due to flooding

Washington (AFP) - Abbott Nutrition has once again shut down a baby formula plant, this time due to heavy rains and flooding, less than two weeks after it reopened to try and mitigate a crippling US shortage.

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Production at bedeviled baby formula factory halted by storm

Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted

The Independent UK

Olivia Munn reveals she spilled her ‘carefully packed’ baby formula amid nationwide shortage

‘You open your suitcase to find your carefully packed formula has popped open and half of it is now gone’

The Independent UK

The US is importing baby formula to help end supply shortage – what parents need to know

Industry and federal efforts to alleviate a baby formula shortage in the U.S. are ramping up, with the import of foreign brands supplementing increased domestic production.

The Conversation

US company Abbott Nutrition restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination

The company that runs the largest baby formula factory in the US has reopened its plant, but consumers may be waiting months before supply levels return to normal.

ABC News

Baby formula plant linked to US shortage resumes production

Washington (AFP) - Production resumed Saturday at an Abbott Nutrition baby formula plant in the US whose closure helped fuel a crippling nationwide shortage.

AFP

Australian company to ship baby formula to shortage-hit US

Joe Biden welcomes ‘good news’ as Bubs Australia increases production and reassures local customers

The Guardian - AU

Baby formula shortage will stretch on until late July, FDA chief says

‘My expectation is that within two months we should be beyond normal and with a plethora’

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The FDA Completely Botched Its Response to the Baby Formula Shortage

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Los Angeles Times

FDA acknowledges slow response, 'suboptimal' decisions leading up to infant formula shortage

WASHINGTON — Sluggish response and questionable decisions by the Food and Drug Administration exacerbated the nation's infant formula shortage, agency officials told lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

FDA mail room ‘failure’ partly to blame for Abbott baby formula fiasco

FDA leadership didn’t ‘receive direct copies of the complaint due to an isolated failure in FDA’s mail room, likely due to COVID-19 staffing issues’

Politico

FDA says senior officials didn’t receive infant formula whistleblower report due to 'mailroom issues'

The agency's leaders are testifying before a House committee looking into its response to a formula recall that exacerbated shortages.

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White House touts use of wartime power to help infant formula manufacturers

Abbott Nutrition and Reckitt will get priority for supplies of raw materials used in the production of formula.

Tribune News Service

Abbott baby formula factory could reopen by next week, FDA head says

An Abbott baby formula plant in Michigan that’s been shut down since February could be up and running as early as next week, the head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday.

Al Jazeera

US baby formula crisis: What you need to know

Why is there an infant formula shortage in the US? Who is to blame? And when will parents see relief?

Roll Call

FDA: Infant formula supply will increase quickly - Roll Call

The Biden administration says it will be 'a few weeks' before the baby food supply around the country is back to normal

Politico

How the baby formula shortage links back to a federal nutrition program

Washington is raising alarms about a consolidated infant formula industry, but the government has helped keep it that way.

WEKU

Biden invokes the Defense Production Act for the baby formula shortage

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

The Independent UK

Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage

President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and has authorized flights to import supply from overseas

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