Along with much of the globe, US consumers are reeling from a cost of living and supply-chain crisis. One example is a shortage of baby formula caused by a constellation of factors, from rampant inflation to a massive recall over safety concerns.
US media outlets are sounding the alarm with dramatic, emotional headlines: “Miami Valley families desperate,” announced one headline on the website of local Florida TV station WRGT. “I am currently having the worst time finding formula,” one mother of a 9-month-old told Salt Lake City’s KSL-TV. “It’s been such a stressful time,” she continued. “I never thought it would come down to something like this, where parents have to really struggle with options for their babies to eat.”
