Baby Formula Shortage

Trucks contracted by HHS will drive 1 million pounds of Gerber Good Start Gentle infant formula from a Nestlé plant in Mexico to U.S. retailers starting this weekend

Abbott Laboratories said it stopped production of one of its specialty formula products, EleCare, after parts of its plant in Michigan was flooded.

U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020.

Abbott Nutrition restarted production at the Sturgis, Michigan baby formula factory that was closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday. The FDA has been investigating four bacterial infections among infants who consumed powdered formula from the plant. Two babies died

Abbott says it’s restarted production at the Michigan factory that’s tied to the ongoing baby formula shortage. The plant has been closed since February due to contamination, and that’s led to nationwide supply problems for formulas needed to feed infants. The reopening isn’t expected to have an immediate affect on availability. Abbott says it’ll prioritize production of its specialty formulas...

President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday on federal efforts to address the national baby formula shortage, including a third delivery of baby formula through Operation Fly Formula. “I’m going to make sure that families in every part of the country can get the formula they need.”

Kendamil, a leading infant formula in the United Kingdom will be brought over to the United States beginning June 9th as part of the Biden administration’s “Operation Fly Formula,” the president announced Wednesday.

President Joe Biden is acknowledging the strain on families from nationwide shortages of infant formula.

The baby-formula shortage is affecting families all over the country. Now, scammers, who can be very effective when a parent is desperately trying to feed their child, are using it to take advantage of families.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced a congressional grilling over a months-long delay in inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide 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. 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...

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...

The first emergency shipment of baby formula arrived in the U.S. and some of it is headed to Pennsylvania. Parents and pediatricians are hoping to see some hit local store shelves soon. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors has the details.

The first shipment, carrying 78,000 pounds of specialty infant formula, arrived Sunday.

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...

The first shipment of baby formula being sent to the U.S. from Europe arrived at an airbase in Germany Saturday.

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.

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.

Teens with complex medical conditions often need formula to avoid becoming malnourished. With the shortage, many families can’t find enough.