Trucks contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services will drive about 1 million pounds of infant formula from a plant in Mexico to U.S. retailers.
The company said it needs time to assess damage and re-sanitize the factory after severe thunderstorms and heavy rains swept through southwestern Michigan on June 13.
"I would much rather you go to the emergency room to receive formula than even try to change the recipe of your formula," says pediatrician Dr. Rebekah Diamond. She joined LX News to debunk misleading baby formula "hacks" that have spread on social media and explain why breastfeeding cannot solve the current formula shortage.to allow baby formula to be shipped to the U.S.
Wednesday's announcement also includes air shipments of 1.65 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of Nestlé NAN Supremepro 2 infant formula from Germany to Texas this weekend, and 5.5 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of Bubs infant formula in two shipments on June 26 and July 5.will have brought 32 flights and almost 19 million 8-ounce bottle equivalents of infant formula into the U.S.
The federally run Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program covers about half the babies in the U.S., but has restrictions on the brands and types of formula available and the stores where aid recipients can shop. The formula shortage and shutdown of the Abbott plant put a strain on families on WIC, says author and childcare policy commentator Elliot Haspel.
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