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Mother sues baby formula producer Abbott for child’s premature death

Suit claims Abbott Laboratories knew formula was risky for preterm infants

The Independent UK

US gets first 70,000 pounds of baby formula to counter shortage

A planeload of more than 70,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in the U.S., starting an emergency program to alleviate a national shortage that has left some parents scrounging to feed their children.

Tribune News Service

First Operation Fly Formula shipment arrives in US from Europe as senior Biden official grilled on shortage

White House says enough formula for 1.5m eight-ounce bottles will arrive this week

The Independent UK

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Abbott CEO apologizes for the formula shortage as the first overseas shipment arrives

"We're sorry to every family we've let down," wrote CEO Robert Ford. The shuttered plant at the heart of the shortage will reopen in June, but it may take months before production is back to normal.

WEKU

Abbott CEO says ‘sorry’ over baby formula shortage and vows to ensure ‘this never happens again’

Chairman and CEO of the embattled company Robert Ford insists the company is taking steps ‘to ensure this never happens again’

The Independent UK

Four infants are hospitalised in South Carolina over baby formula shortage

First military planes bringing formula from Europe will land in US this weekend as parents across the country are forced to turn to alternative products for infants with allergies and intolerances

The Independent UK

Formula scarcity spurs deeper questions

Corporate consolidation of baby formula-makers got us to this point of crisis

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Editorial: The shame of America’s baby-formula shortage

When the sudden COVID-19 shutdown caused people to hoard toilet paper, the nation was half amused by the inability to find a roll on any retail shelf.

Los Angeles Times

With baby formula scarce, California mothers are sharing their breast milk

LOS ANGELES -- For Diana Granados, 29, the quest began with a callout on a popular Instagram page for new parents.

Los Angeles Times

Abbott enriched investors amid outbreak

Documents show the baby formula maker increased payouts to investors as tainted formula allegedly sickened babies

Salon

Baby formula shortage shows risk of US industry concentration

Formula isn’t just for babies. April Crohare desperately needs it for her 14-year-old son, Charlie. Due to medical complications from a rare brain disorder called lissencephaly, his only source of nutrition comes from infant formula through a feeding tube.

Tribune News Service

Baby formula crisis: Abbott enriched shareholders as factory needed repairs, records show

Economists condemn ‘rot’ in system after manufacturer issued billions in stock buybacks despite problems at Michigan factory

The Guardian - US

The baby formula scammers are here

Parents are being exploited by unscrupulous individuals, often in online spaces

Salon

Abbott baby formula factory could reopen by next week, FDA head says

An Abbott baby formula plant in Michigan that’s been shut down since February could be up and running as early as next week, the head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday.

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Al Jazeera

US baby formula crisis: What you need to know

Why is there an infant formula shortage in the US? Who is to blame? And when will parents see relief?

WEKU

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.

Benzinga

Abbott's Troubled Baby Formula Michigan Plant To Reopen In 1-2 Weeks: Reuters

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) and the FDA are reportedly on track to reopen the company's Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula manufacturing plant within one or two weeks, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said. Abbott, the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, including Similac, agreed with the FDA on the steps needed to resume production at…

Reason

Biden's Baby Formula Airlift Stunt Should Never Have Been Necessary

Markets work if you let them. The Biden administration and Congress should remove supply restraints on baby formula that never made any sense in the first place.

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Why is there a baby formula shortage in America? The supply chain and contamination calamity that left parents scrambling

With parents scrambling to track down baby formula and some families even contemplating home-brews, the US government is going to great lengths to solve the spiralling crisis.

The Independent UK

Video shows supermarket confrontation over last of baby formula: ‘This is why there’s a shortage’

Social media users called for parents to ‘have respect for others’ amid wait for supplies

The Guardian - US

Biden uses Defense Production Act to tackle US baby formula crisis

Government aims to speed production after closure of Abbott plant, as experts urge parents not to concoct own alternatives

The Independent UK

FDA faces congressional scrutiny over baby formula shortage

The head of the Food and Drug Administration is facing congressional lawmakers for the first time over the national shortage of baby formula

The Conversation

Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down

The conditions that led to a shortage of baby formula were set in motion long before the February 2022 closure of the Similac factory tipped the U.S. into a crisis.

Al Jazeera

US to fly in baby formula on military contracted jets

US Department of Defense will also contract commercial planes to fly in supplies from overseas, the White House said.

WEKU

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.

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