Baby Formula Shortage, Partially Prompted by Recall, Leads Stores to Ration
From www.newsweek.com
2022-04-11 18:08:43
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Some stores across the U.S. have begun to ration baby formula, less than two months after a recall that was caused by infant illnesses and deaths contributed to shortages in some areas of the country.
An estimated 30 percent of popular formula brands may be sold out across the country, according to a Datasembly analysis of over 11,000 stores reported by USA Today.
USA Today also reported that Walgreens is limiting shoppers to three infant and toddler formula products per transaction “to help improve inventory,” a company spokesperson told the newspaper.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated that at least two deaths may have been linked to infants consuming bacteria in formula products earlier this year, Newsweek previously reported. The infections and deaths led Abbott Nutrition to recall batches of several different products.
The products were recalled after FDA investigations revealed that the Michigan facility where the batches were produced had failed to follow sanitary…
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