baby formula

The House will hold hearings on the U.S. baby formula shortage after the closure of an Abbott Nutrition plant sent parents scrambling.

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.

President Biden talked about the steps his administration is taking to ease the pain for families struggling with a nationwide baby formula shortage

Doctors are cautioning against homemade baby formulas amid the nationwide shortage.

A nationwide baby formula shortage has led to frustration for parents, including in the Chicago area. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen shares one mother’s experience.

Recall and supply chain issues have led to a nationwide shortage in recent weeks with major retailers including CVS, Walgreens and Target limiting some or all baby formula purchases.

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.

Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufacturer and ongoing supply-chain issues due to the pandemic. Full Story Baby formula has become increasingly unavailable in the U.S. over the last 10 months, reaching an out-of-stock...

As a infant formula shortage continues to worsen across the country, retailers in some states, including Illinois, are restricting how much customers can purchase in a single sale.

Accredited milk banks carefully screen donors through a verbal questionnaire, written clearance from a physician and a blood test, and the milk they donate is tested and pasteurized.

During the first week of May, 43% of baby formula supplies were out of stock at stores across the U.S., according to Datasembly.

Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit most of the biggest U.S. brands. Millions of babies in the U.S. rely on formula, which is the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren’t exclusively breastfed. Here’s a look at what’s behind the problem and what parents can do: Ongoing...

Though infant formula shortages are hitting the U.S. and worsening nationwide, a Chicago doctor warned parents to stop making homemade formulas.

After ordering Abbott’s Michigan plant to close due to contamination concerns following a nationwide recall of baby formula, the FDA said the company can release some specialty formulas “on a case-by-case basis”

Amid a nationwide shortage of baby formula, the FDA says it will allow some products to be be released from the shuttered abbott facility in Michigan for emergency cases.

As a baby formula shortage continues to worsen across the country, retailers in some states, including Illinois, are restricting how much customers can purchase in a single sale.

As a baby formula shortage continues to worsen across the country, retailers in some states, including Illinois, are restricting how much customers can purchase in a single sale. Sandra Torres has more.

As some states experience a shortage of baby formula, retailers including Deerfield-based Walgreens and Target are restricting how much customers can purchase.

As some states experience a shortage of baby formula, retailers including Deerfield-based Walgreens and Target are restricting how much customers can purchase.

Ongoing supply-chain issues were exacerbated by a massive nationwide recall of baby formula produced at an Abbott Labs facility in Sturgis, Michigan.