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FDA acknowledges slow response, 'suboptimal' decisions leading up to infant formula shortage

WASHINGTON — Sluggish response and questionable decisions by the Food and Drug Administration exacerbated the nation's infant formula shortage, agency officials told lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

FDA mail room ‘failure’ partly to blame for Abbott baby formula fiasco

FDA leadership didn’t ‘receive direct copies of the complaint due to an isolated failure in FDA’s mail room, likely due to COVID-19 staffing issues’

The Independent UK

Jill Biden, Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula

Jill Biden and the U.S. surgeon general are empathizing with parents across the country who have been scrambling to find infant formula for their children

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FDA Allows Import Of 2M Baby Formula Cans Amid Supply Shortage: Reuters

The FDA is easing regulations to allow infant formula imports from Britain, bringing around 2 million cans onto empty shelves by June to ease a nationwide shortage, Reuters reported. The FDA said it was "exercising enforcement discretion" to allow Britain-based Kendal Nutricare to import certain infant formula products under the Kendamil…

Benzinga

Millions of imported baby formula cans are heading to the US, FDA says

Millions more cans of baby formula will be available in the U.S. in the coming months, the nation’s Food and Drug Administration said, detailing steps it’s taken to alleviate a shortage that has left families scrambling to figure out how to feed their babies.

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More Companies Join Race To Ease US Baby Formula Supply Crunch

Danone SA (OTC: DANOY) has been doubling shipments to the U.S. of Neocate formula for infants allergic to cow's milk, while Enfamil maker Reckitt is also working to boost supplies amid a nationwide shortage, company executives said.

Benzinga

UK baby milk maker to fly formula to US to help ease shortages

Lake District-based Kendamil steps in after largest producer in US had nationwide recall

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FDA chief to detail delays inspecting baby formula plant

The head of the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to tell lawmakers about events that led to a months-long gap before inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage

The Independent UK

US safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage

A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis

The Independent UK

Mother sues baby formula producer Abbott for child’s premature death

Suit claims Abbott Laboratories knew formula was risky for preterm infants

The Independent UK

US gets first 70,000 pounds of baby formula to counter shortage

A planeload of more than 70,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in the U.S., starting an emergency program to alleviate a national shortage that has left some parents scrounging to feed their children.

Tribune News Service

First Operation Fly Formula shipment arrives in US from Europe as senior Biden official grilled on shortage

White House says enough formula for 1.5m eight-ounce bottles will arrive this week

The Independent UK

Abbott CEO apologizes for the formula shortage as the first overseas shipment arrives

"We're sorry to every family we've let down," wrote CEO Robert Ford. The shuttered plant at the heart of the shortage will reopen in June, but it may take months before production is back to normal.

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Abbott CEO says ‘sorry’ over baby formula shortage and vows to ensure ‘this never happens again’

Chairman and CEO of the embattled company Robert Ford insists the company is taking steps ‘to ensure this never happens again’

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Four infants are hospitalised in South Carolina over baby formula shortage

First military planes bringing formula from Europe will land in US this weekend as parents across the country are forced to turn to alternative products for infants with allergies and intolerances

Salon

Formula scarcity spurs deeper questions

Corporate consolidation of baby formula-makers got us to this point of crisis

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: The shame of America’s baby-formula shortage

When the sudden COVID-19 shutdown caused people to hoard toilet paper, the nation was half amused by the inability to find a roll on any retail shelf.

Los Angeles Times

With baby formula scarce, California mothers are sharing their breast milk

LOS ANGELES -- For Diana Granados, 29, the quest began with a callout on a popular Instagram page for new parents.

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Salon

Abbott enriched investors amid outbreak

Documents show the baby formula maker increased payouts to investors as tainted formula allegedly sickened babies

Tribune News Service

Baby formula shortage shows risk of US industry concentration

Formula isn’t just for babies. April Crohare desperately needs it for her 14-year-old son, Charlie. Due to medical complications from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, his only source of nutrition comes from infant formula through a feeding tube.

The Guardian - US

Baby formula crisis: Abbott enriched shareholders as factory needed repairs, records show

Economists condemn ‘rot’ in system after manufacturer issued billions in stock buybacks despite problems at Michigan factory

Salon

The baby formula scammers are here

Parents are being exploited by unscrupulous individuals, often in online spaces

Tribune News Service

Abbott baby formula factory could reopen by next week, FDA head says

An Abbott baby formula plant in Michigan that’s been shut down since February could be up and running as early as next week, the head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday.

Al Jazeera

US baby formula crisis: What you need to know

Why is there an infant formula shortage in the US? Who is to blame? And when will parents see relief?

WEKU

FDA head says baby formula factory could reopen in the next week or two

But Abbott has said that, after production resumes, it could take about two months before new formula begins arriving in stores. The company's factory has been closed due to contamination problems.

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