LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has purchased $750,000 worth of baby formula that it will soon start handing out at food distribution sites and through outreach programs for new mothers, officials said.
The county purchased the formula to help feed babies as the nation grapples with a severe infant formula shortage, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis said in a news release.
For weeks now, parents have been scrambling to find formula following supply chain disruptions and a safety recall at the nation's largest formula producer.
