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Looking for Baby Formula on Social Media? Watch out for Fake Websites
The baby-formula shortage is affecting families all over the country. Now, scammers, who can be very effective when a parent is desperately trying to feed their child, are using it to take advantage of families.
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More Baby Formula Arrives in the United States
A FedEx plane carrying a second shipment of specialized infant formula arrived at Dulles International Airport on Wednesday.
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FDA Chief Struggles to Explain Slow Response on Baby Formula
The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced a congressional grilling over a months-long delay in inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage.
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Exclusive Contracts, Import Limits: Federal Policies Laid Groundwork for Formula Shortage
A massive recall is getting most of the blame for the U.S. baby formula shortage, but experts say the products have long been vulnerable to this type of crisis. They point to decades-old policies that have allowed a handful of companies to corner the market. Safety and manufacturing rules imposed by U.S. regulators make it hard for smaller companies to...
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Baby Formula Shipments Are on Their Way to the U.S.
The first shipment of baby formula being sent to the U.S. from Europe arrived at an airbase in Germany Saturday.
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First Baby Formula Flights From Europe to Arrive This Weekend
The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House announced Friday.
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How to Navigate Baby Formula Shortage in the Bay Area
Supply chain issues and recalls have led to the ongoing shortage of baby formula in the United States and on Friday, Bay Area health officials released information about how to navigate the problem.
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‘Look at the Shelves': Video Shows Tense Baby Formula Confrontation
The video shows almost completely empty shelves at a store and a shopping cart full of what appears to be a few dozen bottles of formula.
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Senate Passes Bill to Improve Baby Formula Access for Low-Income Families
The bill was passed almost unanimously and is aimed at helping low-income households access baby formula.
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Social Media Groups Connect Parents to Baby Formula
We’ve been tracking the formula shortage for weeks and on Wednesday, President Biden announced his plan to jumpstart baby formula production. But what are parents supposed to do until formula returns to store shelves? Digital Correspondent Abbey Fernandez reports.
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Biden Rolls Out 2-Part Strategy to Address Formula Shortages
The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that it is rolling out a two-part strategy to address the nationwide infant formula shortage, including an invocation of the Defense Production Act.
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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Address Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula
President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and authorized flights to import supply from overseas, as he faces mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country’s largest formula manufacturing plant. The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders...
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Scammers Are Taking Advantage of a Baby Formula Shortage, Federal Trade Commission Warns
Parents and caregivers are paying exorbitant prices for baby formula that never arrives, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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House Democrats to Hold Hearings on Baby Formula Crisis, Introduce Bill to Beef Up FDA Inspections
The House will hold hearings on the U.S. baby formula shortage after the closure of an Abbott Nutrition plant sent parents scrambling.
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Bay Area Mothers Scramble to Find Baby Formula
Mothers in the Bay Area are hoping to see relief soon and find baby formula on store shelves as a shortage impacts the nation.
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Abbott, FDA Reach Deal to Reopen Baby Formula Plant Amid Shortage
The FDA announced steps Monday to ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula, including reopening the largest domestic manufacturing plant and increasing imports from overseas.
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Watch: President Biden Addresses Baby Formula Shortage
President Biden talked about the steps his administration is taking to ease the pain for families struggling with a nationwide baby formula shortage
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Why It's Not Safe to Make Your Own Baby Formula
Doctors are cautioning against homemade baby formulas amid the nationwide shortage.
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Biden Rolls Out Plan to Alleviate Baby Formula Shortage
President Joe Biden spoke Friday to confirm steps being taken by the FDA and HHS to alleviate shortages in baby formula, including loosening the brand eligibility for WIC programs and a platform to help parents find specific products.