Baby Formula Shortage

Federal health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.

Reckitt is recalling two batches of a popular brand of plant-based infant formula “due to a possibility of cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii,” a bacteria that can cause life-threatening infections in newborns. The British-based company announced Monday the voluntary recall of about 145,000 cans of ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula “out of an abundance of caution,” noting all of the batches…

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 contributed to a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food banks, friends and doctor’s offices. Production was restarted in June. Abbott...

With baby formula still scarce amid a continuing nationwide shortage, the Long Beach health department announced plans to distribute 950 cans of the powder to eligible families starting Tuesday after receiving the allotment from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. 

Abbott Nutrition says baby formula production has resumed at the Michigan plant whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage.

The baby formula shortage in the U.S. has multiple causes, including recalls and overbuying. But a viral Facebook post falsely claimed that the shortage was caused by formula donations to Ukraine. MediaWise campus correspondent Gabbie Puzon explains how “lateral reading” can debunk the false post.

Trucks contracted by HHS will drive 1 million pounds of Gerber Good Start Gentle infant formula from a Nestlé plant in Mexico to U.S. retailers starting this weekend

Abbott Laboratories said it stopped production of one of its specialty formula products, EleCare, after parts of its plant in Michigan was flooded.

U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020.

Abbott Nutrition restarted production at the Sturgis, Michigan baby formula factory that was closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday. The FDA has been investigating four bacterial infections among infants who consumed powdered formula from the plant. Two babies died

Abbott says it’s restarted production at the Michigan factory that’s tied to the ongoing baby formula shortage. The plant has been closed since February due to contamination, and that’s led to nationwide supply problems for formulas needed to feed infants. The reopening isn’t expected to have an immediate affect on availability. Abbott says it’ll prioritize production of its specialty formulas...

President Joe Biden delivered remarks Wednesday on federal efforts to address the national baby formula shortage, including a third delivery of baby formula through Operation Fly Formula. “I’m going to make sure that families in every part of the country can get the formula they need.”

Kendamil, a leading infant formula in the United Kingdom will be brought over to the United States beginning June 9th as part of the Biden administration’s “Operation Fly Formula,” the president announced Wednesday.

President Joe Biden is acknowledging the strain on families from nationwide shortages of infant formula.