Biden: Progress on baby formula supply coming ‘very shortly’

[mystery-ak]

 Biden: Progress on baby formula supply coming ‘very shortly’
by Alex Gangitano - 05/13/22 4:24 PM ET

President Biden on Friday said he expects the administration will make progress on increasing the supply of baby formula soon, amid the ongoing national shortage.

“This is a process. We’re working on it very, very hard. There’s nothing more urgent we’re working on than that right now and I think we’re going to be making some significant progress very shortly,” he said at the White House.

When asked if the administration should have taken steps sooner, the president responded, “If we’ve been better mind readers, I guess we could have.”

“But, we moved as quickly as the problem became apparent to us. And, we have to move with caution as well as speed because we gotta make sure what we’re getting is in fact first-rate product. That’s why the FDA has to go through the process,” he said.

Earlier on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki would not offer a ballpark window for how many weeks or months the White House expects until baby formula is well-stocked at big box retail stores.

The president pointed to steps his administration is taking to address the shortage, including expanded flexibility in a key program for the poor — the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). He also mentioned that the U.S. is increasing imports of formula from abroad, and he pointed to the newly launched website for resources about the shortage.

Biden had remarked about the baby formula shortage: “All of a sudden it’s on the front page of every newspaper.”

The White House has been on the defense over its reaction to the shortage of baby formula, emphasizing that it quickly took action on the issue. Psaki said on Friday the administration has “not waited to take action.”

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https://thehill.com/news/administration/3487899-biden-progress-on-baby-formula-supply-coming-very-shortly/

[mystery-ak]

Here is the website Biden mentioned


Fact Sheet: Helping Families Find Formula During the Infant Formula Shortage

To address infant formula shortages in the wake of Abbott Nutrition’s voluntary recall of certain powdered infant formulas, the Biden-Harris Administration is working to ensure that infant formula is safe and available for families across the country. Yesterday, President Biden spoke with retailers and manufacturers, including Walmart, Target, Reckitt, and Gerber, to discuss ways to get more formula quickly and safely onto store shelves. He also announced a series of actions, including cutting red tape on the types of formula parents can buy, calling on the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to crack down on price gouging and unfair market practices, and increasing the supply of formula through increased imports.

Thanks to these efforts, manufacturers have ramped up production 30-50 percent, bringing total production today above pre-recall levels with a different mix of products and sizes now available in the market. Still, it’s clear that too many families continue to encounter challenges obtaining infant formula—especially families of about 5,000 infants as well as some older children and adults with rare metabolic diseases that depend on specialty formulas.

If you are unable to readily find formula, please consult the following resources that may be able to assist:
Manufacturer Hotlines

    Gerber’s MyGerber Baby Expert exit disclaimer icon: reach a certified nutrition or lactation consultant by phone, text, Facebook Messenger, web chat, or video call, who can help you identify a similar formula that may be more readily available
    Abbott’s Consumer Hotline: call 1-800-986-8540
    Abbott’s urgent product request line exit disclaimer icon: ask your OBGYN or your infant’s pediatrician to submit an urgent product request by downloading and completing the form - PDF exit disclaimer icon
    Reckitt’s Customer Service line: call 1-800 BABY-123 (222-9123)

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https://www.hhs.gov/formula/index.html

[berdie]

I read that formula is going to be imported from Europe, Mexico, Canada.

Unacceptable. Period, end of story.

Is this a precursor to other food shortages?

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I read that formula is going to be imported from Europe, Mexico, Canada.

Unacceptable. Period, end of story.

Is this a precursor to other food shortages?

Be very careful what you wish for, mothers.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter

From a pal in Wisconsin. This is Biden’s America, and you are a second class citizen.



8:18 PM · May 12, 2022   Twitter for iPad

[Right_in_Virginia]

"BIDEN: "If we had been better mind readers, I guess we could've" taken action to address the baby formula crisis sooner."  (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1525201884499394561

[mystery-ak]

This admin sure seems to be blindsided a lot...

Seems Jon Testor kept warning the FDA months ago

https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,469690.0.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

 

Carlson: "Food shortages overturn societies. They bring down empires. If you’ve got food shortages, you’ve got a serious and potentially destabilizing problem."  (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1525279851569102848