baby formula shortage

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order Tuesday barring price gouging on baby formula.

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.

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.

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...

The federally run Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program (WIC) covers about half the babies in the U.S., but has restrictions on the brands and types of formula available and the stores where aid recipients can shop. The formula shortage and shutdown of the Abbott plant put a strain on families on WIC, says author and childcare policy commentator...

The first shipment, carrying 78,000 pounds of specialty infant formula, arrived Sunday.

A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis. It’s the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children. President Joe Biden authorized the use of Air Force planes for the effort, dubbed...

The first shipment of baby formula being sent to the U.S. from Europe arrived at an airbase in Germany Saturday.

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.

As parents and caretakers across the country struggle with a shortage of baby formula, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul advises residents to be vigilant and look out for scammers seeking to exploit those coping with the shortage. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Raoul urged people to exercise caution before buying products from unknown sources, especially online. With the…

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.

Teens with complex medical conditions often need formula to avoid becoming malnourished. With the shortage, many families can’t find enough.

The nationwide shortage is largely tied to Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan formula plant, the largest in the U.S., which has been closed since February due to contamination problems.

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.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden sent a letter to Abbott CEO Robert Ford requesting information on the company’s tax practices and $8 billion stock buybacks the company has authorized since 2019. Wyden also requested information on how much money Abbott spent to upgrade an infant formula plant Michigan prior to its closure due to bacterial contamination. The plant closure…

Parents and caregivers are paying exorbitant prices for baby formula that never arrives, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

In response to an ongoing shortage of baby formula in the United States, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state will ramp up programs to help low-income families during the crisis. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

In response to an ongoing shortage of baby formula in the United States, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state will ramp up programs to help low-income families during the crisis.

Sandra Torres has the latest news from the FDA on the infant formula shortage.