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

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.

Europe's Nestlé SA (OTC: NSRGF) is ramping up hypoallergenic (HA) baby formula production to alleviate the shortage in U.S. supermarkets.

Many parents are struggling to feed their babies, and the crisis is hitting poorer families disproportionately hard

Administration ‘working around the clock’ to restore supplies

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are throwing nearly every tool in their arsenal, including a proposed $28 million in taxpayer dollars, at the baby formula shortage. But it isn’t clear how quickly those solutions will result in cans on grocery store shelves.

U.S. House Democrats unveiled a bill to provide $28 million in emergency funds to the FDA to help it respond to a shortage of infant formula and strengthen supervision. A House Appropriations Committee said that the funds would provide the FDA with the resources to prevent fraudulent products from being placed on…

Lawmakers are scrambling to end the formula shortage, but experts say it will be months before families will feel an impact.

PHILADELPHIA -- Karah Weiser was about to trudge on to yet another store in search of the specialty hypoallergenic baby formula her 4-month-old needs. But first she paused, took another look at the half-empty store display, and snapped a picture.