Posted on May 29, 2022
More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage
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More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage
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..."People should see "more formula in stores starting as early as this week," he said Sunday.
The 114 pallets that arrived in Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday are going to hospitals, retailers, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) programs that provide nutritional food for low-income women and children, as early as this weekend.
The FDA said it's enforcing its safety requirements for the import of products into the country, which include the a review of nutritional and safety information, including microbiological testing, labeling, as well as details about facility production and inspection history.
The imports are part of the Biden administration's program to expedite the delivery of infant formula from abroad to stores as the U.S. market faces a shortage.
The scarcity problem has been mounting for some time, but it reached a breaking point when one of the largest formula makers, Abbott Nutrition shut down its Michigan plant in February after the FDA detected the presence of deadly bacteria near production lines. Several babies were sickened and two died after drinking the company's formula. FDA Commissioner Califf testified on Wednesday that the Abbott plant is "several weeks away" from reopening."
..."People should see "more formula in stores starting as early as this week," he said Sunday.
The 114 pallets that arrived in Allentown, Pa., on Wednesday are going to hospitals, retailers, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) programs that provide nutritional food for low-income women and children, as early as this weekend.
The FDA said it's enforcing its safety requirements for the import of products into the country, which include the a review of nutritional and safety information, including microbiological testing, labeling, as well as details about facility production and inspection history.
The imports are part of the Biden administration's program to expedite the delivery of infant formula from abroad to stores as the U.S. market faces a shortage.
The scarcity problem has been mounting for some time, but it reached a breaking point when one of the largest formula makers, Abbott Nutrition shut down its Michigan plant in February after the FDA detected the presence of deadly bacteria near production lines. Several babies were sickened and two died after drinking the company's formula. FDA Commissioner Califf testified on Wednesday that the Abbott plant is "several weeks away" from reopening."
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