BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE: OUT-OF-STOCK RATE HITS 45% NATIONWIDE IN MAY Shelves are empty at a grocery store during a baby formula shortage in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, on May 24, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images) In February, Abbott ...
Across the country, mothers took to social media and drove up to 50 miles to look around amid baby food formula shortage, People, an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories, said Friday, calling the situation "very, very scary." One mother also ...
"A formula shortage like this is really a public health emergency," Dr. Hills says. "This process is really highlighting the risks of having a single manufacturer hold such a large portion of the market. Encouraging other companies to develop a manufacture formula is very important, and having...
May 19, 2022 / 7:06 PM EDT / CBS News In 43 states, more than 40% of baby formula was recently out of stock — and families with special dietary needs are growing desperate. Eight-year-old Izzy Bradford is a bundle of energy. But the third-grader suffers from the rare disorder ph...
Baby formula shortage has US parents on edge Baby formula has become scarce on store shelves as the U.S. now faces more shortages amid supply chain backlogs. WASHINGTON (AP) - Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit most of the...
It's a nightmare for parents. The United States is in the grip of a severe shortage of baby formula—with a mass product recall aggravating pandemic supply chain woes—sending families on sometimes desperate hunts for the vital supplies.
Baby Formula Shortage 2022 It’s estimated that as much as 30% of baby formula brands could be sold out in the US, according to research firm Datasembly, based on market research as of March 2022. (10) With as many as 75% of babies in the US possibly given formula by s...
FDA Moves to Ease Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula More By By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters, HealthDay Reporter HealthDay WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it is continuing its efforts to boost the c...
"We have probably enough for, I would say, 20 families at this point," she said. "But we’re open to getting some more if that, in fact, is a need." Parents should be on the lookout in the event the formula shortage hits the island....
The formula shortage is a national crisis, hitting poor moms and kids the hardest. The FDA needs to immediately step up, be transparent, explain how it will get production restarted, and give parents a timeline. And the Biden Administration needs to take this seriously. ...