Category: baby formula

Biden’s Food-flation

Commentary Going food shopping feels like getting punched in the gut. You pick up a whole roasting chicken, hoping it will feed four, and see the price: over $10 in many New York area stores—a staggering $18 if the bird’s organic. Apples are close to $3 a pound. And forget buying a steak; you might…


Lawmaker Says Illegal Immigrants Getting ‘Pallets’ of Baby Formula Amid Shortage

A House Republican lawmaker alleged that baby formula is being shipped to illegal immigrant holding centers near the Mexico border amid a nationwide shortage of the products. According to videos and photos posted by Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), the White House has allowed shipments of formula to the holding facilities. “They are sending pallets, pallets…


As Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Mothers Are Connecting Online to Help Each Other

Jessica Johnson of Superior, Wisconsin, recently traveled to six different stores, crossing over into Duluth, Minnesota, in search of baby formula. When she returned home, she posted photos of empty shelves from different stores on social media. “The day I posted that, my mom, dad, and I all got in the car and went on…


Baby Formula Maker Says It Could Take Weeks to Get Product in Stores Amid Widespread Shortage

A leading baby formula maker said that it could take at least two months to get its product back in stores amid a historic shortage of formula that has triggered panic nationwide. Several months ago, Abbott Laboratories, was forced to close down its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said…


CPI Inflation Stays Near 40-Year High; Baby Formula Shortage: Stores Limit Purchase | NTD Business

Inflation bites again. The prices of just about everything keep going up, with rent rising at the fastest pace in three decades. Large layoffs are taking place at large companies. Like many experts, do they also think a recession is coming? Abbott Labs says consumers could see some baby formula products back on shelves in…


FDA ‘Taking Number of Steps’ to Address Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage: Psaki

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working “around the clock” to address the shortage of baby formula in the United States, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on May 9. Psaki’s announcement comes as stores across the United States have been struggling to stock infant formula amid supply chain issues and a number of recalls…


Australian Food Authority Recalls US Baby Formulas Due to Potentially Fatal Contamination

Australian health authorities have recalled several baby formulas by U.S. health care company Abbott Laboratories after reports of four infants getting sick after consuming the formula. Victorian and New South Wales (NSW) doctors issued warnings to parents on Feb. 20, to stop feeding their babies with formula from EleCare, Similac, and Alimentum as they may…


Abbott Baby Formula Being Recalled After 4 Infants Get Sick, One Possible Death

Health care company Abbott Nutrition has announced the recall of multiple baby powder formulas after reports of four infants getting sick through consumption. Certain EleCare, Similac, and Alimentum formulas, part of the recalled products, were manufactured in the company’s Sturgis plant in Michigan. To identify a recalled product, customers can check the multi-digit number at…