Millions more cans of baby formula will be available in the U.S. in the coming months, the nation’s Food and Drug Administration said, detailing steps it’s taken to alleviate a shortage that has left families scrambling to figure out how to feed their babies.
About 2 million cans of infant formula made by U.K.-based company Kendal Nutricare are expected to arrive on U.S. store shelves starting next month after receiving special clearance from the FDA. The company has 40,000 cans in stock ready for immediate dispatch and the government is evaluating ways to get them on U.S. soil as quickly as possible. A Danone SA executive said the company is also helping U.S. authorities prepare for shipments of its specialized formula.
Word of new shipments comes ahead of a hearing on Wednesday where the FDA commissioner and a top Abbott Laboratories executive will be grilled by lawmakers seeking to get to the bottom of the nationwide infant formula shortage.
