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News Articles: baby formula

This photo, provided by Reckitt and the FDA, shows the type of plant-based infant formula being recalled over possible bacteria contamination.

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  • National

The maker of Enfamil recalls 145,000 cans of infant formula over bacteria risks

Reckitt says despite contamination fears, the recalled formula tested negative for Cronobacter, which can cause rare but deadly infections in infants. Here's how to identify and prevent them.

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Abbott's Sturgis, Mich., plant has reopened following its closure in June due to flooding.

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  • National

Abbott reopens Michigan baby formula plant after flooding

Abbott's facility has now closed and reopened twice this year. The baby formula plant had previously closed in February following a bacterial contamination.

July 10, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula, imported from Puerto Rico, is for sale at a Stew Leonard's grocery store in Yonkers, N.Y., on June 10.

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  • National

The U.S. wants overseas producers to continue supplying baby formula

The Biden administration is trying to help foreign manufacturers stay in the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry amid a nationwide shortage.

July 06, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Mich. The plant reopened on June 4, but closed less than two weeks later after severe weather led to flooding in some areas.

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  • National

Abbott's baby formula plant closes again after severe storms and flooding

Abbott's Sturgis, Mich., plant was open for less than two weeks before it had to close again after flooding from severe weather. The company said it hopes to resume production in a few weeks.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Mich., is reopening, allowing supplies of baby formula to head to consumers starting later this month, the company said Saturday.

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  • National

Abbott's baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage

Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says. The facility was forced to close after a bacterial contamination at the site.

June 04, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
A sign limiting baby formula purchases is seen on a shelf at a grocery store in Salt Lake City.

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  • Politics

The FDA is facing an investigation into its handling of the baby formula shortage

The Department of Health and Human Services wants to know if the FDA followed its rules and procedures in investigating the contamination of baby formula and recalling it.

June 04, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
The baby-formula shortage has led some to question why the U.S. doesn't provide more support for breastfeeding. Here, a woman breastfeeds her son outside New York City Hall during a 2014 rally to support breastfeeding in public.

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  • Children's Health

The baby formula shortage is prompting calls to increase support for breastfeeding

As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.

May 30, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Workers unload a FedEx cargo plane carrying 100,000 pounds of baby formula at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday.

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  • National

More baby formula shipments arrive from overseas in an effort to ease the shortage

Australia is sending the equivalent of more than 27 million 8-ounce bottles of goat's milk and other baby formulas, as the U.S. government works to replenish store shelves during the shortage.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Sharon Macharia read in a Kenyan newspaper that baby bottles would be banned. As a working mom, she depends on bottles to feed her youngest baby. She was happy to learn that the report was untrue — although the government is introducing a new law to clamp down on ads that promote the use of baby formula.

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  • Children's Health

There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue

Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • Thomas Bwire
Wesley Reimer feeds his son Marshall from a bottle in their Macon home. Reimer partially blames the current baby formula shortage on panicked shoppers stockpiling formula and on profiteers selling formula online.

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  • Children's Health

The national baby formula shortage means struggle for many Georgia families

For some Georgia families, the ongoing formula shortage is compounded by larger issues of food access or a variety of things that make shifting to breastfeeding difficult — if not impossible. 

May 23, 2022
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By:
  • Tanya Ott
Infant formula made by a subsidiary of Reckitt is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage on Saturday in Houston. The FDA announced a preliminary agreement with Abbott, a competitor, to restart production at a Michigan factory.

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  • National

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.

May 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A woman shops for baby formula in Annapolis, Md., on May 16. Only a handful of companies supply baby formula in the country, a factor that has contributed to the current shortages being experienced in parts of the country.

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  • Business

How the U.S. got into this baby formula mess

Just a handful of formula makers dominate the industry so a single plant shutdown can lead to empty shelves.

May 19, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
President Joe Biden heads towards the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday.

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  • Family

Biden invokes the Defense Production Act for the baby formula shortage

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Baby formula has been in short supply in many stores around the U.S. for several months.

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  • Health

FDA announces plans to ease the shortage of baby formula

Abbott, one of the largest formula-makers in the U.S., has reached an agreement with the government to bring a closed factory back on line. And the FDA is easing some restrictions on imported formula.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jane Greenhalgh
A sign tells customers of limited supplies of baby formula at a grocery store in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.

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  • Health

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.

May 13, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
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