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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage; Biden invokes Defense Production Act

WASHINGTON — Even as the House passed legislation Wednesday to provide $28 million aimed at helping to ease a baby formula shortage that has sent families scrambling, it also tried to address a second issue: easing the shortage’s impact on low-income families who use the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…

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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage; Biden invokes Defense Production Act

WASHINGTON — Even as the House on Wednesday debated a bill aimed at helping to ease a baby formula crisis that has sent families scrambling, lawmakers are grappling with a second issue: how to ease the shortage’s impact on low-income families that use the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,…

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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage

Unless the government allows for flexibility, the formula shortage can be particularly hard on families using federal nutrition assistance.

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Despite Congress’ efforts, it’ll take time to refill the baby bottles

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are throwing nearly every tool in their arsenal, including a proposed $28 million in taxpayer dollars, at the baby formula shortage. But it isn’t clear how quickly those solutions will result in cans on grocery store shelves.

Tribune News Service

Despite Congress’ efforts, it’ll take time to refill the baby bottles - Roll Call

Lawmakers are scrambling to end the formula shortage, but experts say it will be months before families will feel an impact.

Roll Call

As baby formula shortage worsens, families take desperate steps

LOS ANGELES — Like most new moms, 26-year-old Veronica Gutierrez's life revolves around feeding her 3-month-old daughter, Alessandra.

Los Angeles Times

Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest

The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest among moms who want to donate breast milk to help bridge the supply gap as well as those seeking to keep their babies fed

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White House bolsters efforts to get baby formula into the hands of WIC recipients

States have been asked to increase accessibility of baby formula for recipients of the low-income program. And the Food and Drug Administration is looking at ways to make it easier to import formula.

WEKU

US parents swap and sell baby formula amidst country-wide shortage

A US-wide baby formula shortage forces frenzied parents into online groups to swap and sell to each other to keep their babies fed.

ABC News

Biden administration ‘cutting red tape’ to ease baby formula shortage

‘We recognise that this is certainly a challenge for people across the country’

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Ideas for local coverage of baby formula crisis

Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.

The Independent UK

What's behind the US infant formula shortage – and how to make sure it doesn't happen again

A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an infant during a pandemic in a country ranked low for family-friendly policies.

The Conversation

Baby formula shortage leaves parents scrambling nationwide

A combination of product recalls, rising prices and supply chain issues have particularly affected the availability of formula

The Independent UK

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