Tag: Baby Formula Shortage

FDA Finally Admits It Caused the Baby Formula Shortage

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FDA Finally Admits It Caused the Baby Formula Shortage
FDA Finally Admits It Caused the Baby Formula Shortage ERIC BOEHM | 7.7.2022   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally determined what’s to blame for America’s recent shortage of baby formula: The FDA. More specifically, it’s the FDA’s unnecessary and protectionist rules that effectively ban foreign-made baby formula from being imported into the United States. On Wednesday, the agency announced plans to tweak those rules so foreign formula manufacturers can permanently import their goods into the U.S.,… Read the rest

The Defense Production Act Invoked Due to the Formula Shortage

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The Defense Production Act Invoked Due to the Formula Shortage
By Marie Hawthorne The latest example of disruption in the American supply chain is the formula shortage. Ensuring our next generation of citizens has a robust, resilient food supply has not, apparently, been a big priority for our government or industry leaders, and parents across the U.S. are panicking. A formula shortage should never, ever have occurred to begin with. The shortage has been caused by a combination of overly-burdensome regulations and industry consolidation, where only three companies produce the overwhelming majority of infant formula.… Read the rest

Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Pump Out More Formula

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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Pump Out More Formula
  On Wednesday, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to address the infant formula shortage in the United States. The White House announced in a fact sheet that Biden would use the Cold War-era law to require suppliers to “direct needed resources to infant formula manufacturers before any other customer who may have ordered that good.” “Directing firms to prioritize and allocate the production of key infant formula inputs will help increase production and speed up in supply chains,” the fact sheet said.… Read the rest