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Baby formula makers tell Biden they knew shortages would be dire

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden defended his administration’s response to a national baby formula shortage, saying he acted as soon he became aware of the crisis in April — even as manufacturers told him Wednesday they saw it coming months earlier.

Tribune News Service

Biden to meet with baby formula makers on easing shortage

President Joe Biden is set to meet with infant formula manufacturers as his administration works to ease nationwide shortages

The Independent UK

Bubs Australia steps up to meet US baby formula demand, amid contamination scare

New, fast-tracked US regulations are allowing an Australian manufacturer to help meet the demand for baby formula, amid a supply crisis.

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Baby formula shortage stings US as Australian company ships millions of cans to States

Australia will ship more than 1.25 million cans of baby formula to the United States to help it nationwide shortage.

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More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage

Australia is sending the equivalent of more than 27 million 8-ounce bottles of goat's milk and other baby formulas, as the U.S. government works to replenish store shelves during the shortage.

WEKU

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’

The Independent UK

The FDA Completely Botched Its Response to the Baby Formula Shortage

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Lawmakers Seek Answers From FDA, Abbott On Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage

FDA officials appeared before a congressional panel to answer questions about the crisis after Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) recalled some baby formula products and closed its manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan.

Benzinga

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.

Los Angeles Times

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’

The Independent UK

Jill Biden, Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula

Jill Biden and the U.S. surgeon general are empathizing with parents across the country who have been scrambling to find infant formula for their children

The Independent UK

FDA Allows Import Of 2M Baby Formula Cans Amid Supply Shortage: Reuters

The FDA is easing regulations to allow infant formula imports from Britain, bringing around 2 million cans onto empty shelves by June to ease a nationwide shortage, Reuters reported. The FDA said it was "exercising enforcement discretion" to allow Britain-based Kendal Nutricare to import certain infant formula products under the Kendamil…

Benzinga

Millions of imported baby formula cans are heading to the US, FDA says

Millions more cans of baby formula will be available in the U.S. in the coming months, the nation’s Food and Drug Administration said, detailing steps it’s taken to alleviate a shortage that has left families scrambling to figure out how to feed their babies.

Tribune News Service

More Companies Join Race To Ease US Baby Formula Supply Crunch

Danone SA (OTC: DANOY) has been doubling shipments to the U.S. of Neocate formula for infants allergic to cow's milk, while Enfamil maker Reckitt is also working to boost supplies amid a nationwide shortage, company executives said.

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UK baby milk maker to fly formula to US to help ease shortages

Lake District-based Kendamil steps in after largest producer in US had nationwide recall

The Independent UK

FDA chief to detail delays inspecting baby formula plant

The head of the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to tell lawmakers about events that led to a months-long gap before inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage

The Independent UK

US safety, savings rules set stage for baby 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

The Independent UK

Mother sues baby formula producer Abbott for child’s premature death

Suit claims Abbott Laboratories knew formula was risky for preterm infants

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US gets first 70,000 pounds of baby formula to counter shortage

A planeload of more than 70,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in the U.S., starting an emergency program to alleviate a national shortage that has left some parents scrounging to feed their children.

The Independent UK

First Operation Fly Formula shipment arrives in US from Europe as senior Biden official grilled on shortage

White House says enough formula for 1.5m eight-ounce bottles will arrive this week

WEKU

Abbott CEO apologizes for the formula shortage as the first overseas shipment arrives

"We're sorry to every family we've let down," wrote CEO Robert Ford. The shuttered plant at the heart of the shortage will reopen in June, but it may take months before production is back to normal.

The Independent UK

Abbott CEO says ‘sorry’ over baby formula shortage and vows to ensure ‘this never happens again’

Chairman and CEO of the embattled company Robert Ford insists the company is taking steps ‘to ensure this never happens again’

The Independent UK

Four infants are hospitalised in South Carolina over baby formula shortage

First military planes bringing formula from Europe will land in US this weekend as parents across the country are forced to turn to alternative products for infants with allergies and intolerances

Salon

Formula scarcity spurs deeper questions

Corporate consolidation of baby formula-makers got us to this point of crisis

Los Angeles Times

With baby formula scarce, California mothers are sharing their breast milk

LOS ANGELES -- For Diana Granados, 29, the quest began with a callout on a popular Instagram page for new parents.

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