Another bill lets WIC participants buy any formula product from available suppliers rather than be limited by possibly unavailable WIC-approved brands. (47)(49) It also grants the secretary of the Department of Agriculture permanent flexibility to issue similar waivers in the event of supply disrupti...
To date, as much as 90% of the formula market is dominated by just four players: (57) Abbott (Similac) Gerber Perrigo Reckitt Benckiser (Mead-Johnson’s Enfamil) These four companies also dominate the WIC program contracts, which account for 50% of US formula productions. (57...
Parents should talk to their doctor if they can’t find those products, which manufacturers usually distribute through pharmacies and clinics. Families that qualify for WIC — a federal program similar to food stamps that serves mothers and children — can also contact their local agency. Health o...
Families that qualify for WIC—a federal program similar to food stamps that pays for about half the formula used in the U.S.—can also contact their local agency. Health officials also warn against buying formula via social media websites or outside of conventional retailers because they could...
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating claims of state contract bidding collusion among baby formula makers, including Abbott Labs. The investigation is focused on the manufacturers’ bids to supply baby formula to the Department of Agriculture’s Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)...
Pugent Sound Health System, Seattle: Dawn Jones Pfaff, Patricia Malone, Pam Mansfield, Misty Munns, Katherine Nickel, Jerry Palmer, Kristin Pompilio, Wendy Siemion, Rachel Taculad, Kelly Van Horn, and Megan Zdanadewic. Washington University, St Louis: Cheryl Chambliss, Jackie Jones, Michelle ...
Call yourlocal WIC office.The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may be able to suggest places you could look for formula. Go to smaller grocery or drugstores.They may have formula in stock when bigger stores don’t. ...
Making WIC Work Better- Food Research & Action Center frac.org issuesis connecting vulnerable families to the multi-faceted benefits of WIC, and assuring the use of the benefit package is maximized. WIC provides low-income pregnant women, postpartum mothers, infants, and children up to 5 years...
low-income parents relying on WIC vouchers can only buy baby formula from manufacturers that have a contract with the state they live in. That often includes Enfamil and Similac and comes with size restrictions. But the approved legislation would waive the contract requirements for emergencies (lik...
The Senate has approved a bill aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program known as WIC.