While supply chains are not yet back to normal, the White House is optimistic the baby formula shortage which began in February is coming to an end soon.
have begun to rebound, but the White House acknowledges there are continued struggles getting stock back to normal.in Sturgis, Michigan, was shut down due to reports of infants being hospitalized after consuming products from the facility.
"I know that there’s obviously still a problem," U.S. Department of Agriculture official Stacy Dean told Politico., prioritizing specialty formulas like EleCare, and popular Similac products. While supply chains are normalizing, in-store stock of baby formula remains uneven and unpredictable. "Since February, the administration has worked to address the formula shortage caused by Abbott and has taken aggressive steps to avoid this happening again," a White House spokesperson told Politico.The White House noted that the U.S. government is working hand-in-hand with Abbott to get production back to pre-shortage levels.
The White House spokesperson continued, "Supply is ticking up, store shelves are improving, and we continue working across government to fully restore the supplies as Abbott brings production fully online."were recalled as the FDA investigated bacterial infections in infants, two of which were fatal.
The national in-stock rate for baby formula has climbed back to 82.24%, but the supply is still below the 89% supply families were accustomed to before theAround 33% of American families were still struggling to find baby formula in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey. Meanwhile, nearlyWalmart baby formula stock is seen at store in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 2, 2022. to address why the agency has not acted swiftly enough in response to the shortages.
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