‘I know you are worried:’ Jill Biden speaks on baby formula shortage in new PSA
, elaborated on how the president is “working tirelessly” to increase the supply of formula.
He said the president is working with manufacturers to increase their production capacity and the Food Drug Administration “to get the closed factory back online with strict safety standards.” He said the administration is working on safely importing supply from abroad. In the meantime, Murthy shared some tips about what parents and caregivers can do. He said “it’s OK to use a different brand of formula” from the one people are used to. And while parents may see different brands at stores and feel scared, “all infant formula on the shelf is safe for your baby,” he said, adding, “All formula will meet the FDA’s gold standard, and only safe formula will come to American shelves.
Murthy also stressed the importance of not watering down formula or making your own at home. “These are not solutions that we would consider safe,” he said. Parents can visitBiden concluded the PSA saying: “I know that you have questions. Any parent would. So call your pediatrician. They can provide you the best, most updated advice.”
The baby formula shortage is reported to have left more than 40 percent of the country’s supply out of stock. The country’s largest manufacturer of baby formula, Abbott Nutrition, which makes Similac, shut its Sturgis, Michigan, facility following a recall of powdered formulas.
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