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9 Baby Brands That Parents Are Quietly Boycotting

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Kids Ain't Cheap

Nearly 20 infant formulas found to contain toxic lead, arsenic, or both. Here's how parents can keep babies safe

“We really want these results to be empowering for parents,” said Consumer Reports, which tested 41 types of baby formula.

Fortune

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost. But many experts warn that these products, designed for children ages 1 to 3, fill no nutritional…

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Amanda Little: US should follow the EU model for baby formula

Startup Bobbie introduced its infant formula product in January 2021, the first new brand to be approved for sale in nearly a decade. It was a small operator representing a tiny fraction of the $4 billion U.S. formula market, but when shortages began roiling the industry in recent months, Bobbie…

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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…

Benzinga

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.

The Conversation

As baby formula shortage worsens, families take desperate steps

LOS ANGELES — Like most new moms, 26-year-old Veronica Gutierrez's life revolves around feeding her 3-month-old daughter, Alessandra.

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Baby formula shortage continues after Abbott Nutrition recall: Nearly 30% of popular brands sold out

It’s been harder to find since Abbott Nutrtion issued a recall in February for select lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare formulas made at a plant in Sturgis Michigan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baby milk formula urgently recalled over salmonella fears after newborn death

Batches of Elecare Similac and Alimentum Similac infant formula powder are impacted - Salmonella can cause serious food poisoning, with symptoms often including vomiting and diarrhoea

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