Jessi Whitesides, 33, has been staring down a no-win scenario.
A raft of medical conditions, including food allergies and gastrointestinal issues, had left her 4-year-old autistic daughter with a single option for food -- Neocate Junior, an unflavored formula. But supply chain snags, record inflation and product recall had completely upended access to the cases of formula she received through the federally funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The family, from Advance, North Carolina, has not received the formula since April.
