Shortage of baby milk in the United States: the White House will announce measures – BFM Business

According to the latest data, the stock-out rate of infant milk formula reached 43% last week. The White House will announce new measures. The White House will announce measures on Thursday to address the shortage of baby milk in the United States, she told the press. In addition, US President Joe Biden will speak with retail representatives and baby milk producers, the US executive said, under pressure to address the situation. Many American parents seeking powdered milk for their babies are doing supply problems accentuated by the closure of a factory of manufacturer Abbott. According to data provider Datasembly, the stock-out rate of infant milk formula reached 43% at the end of last week, up 10% compared to the April average. Disorganization on the production line The situation in the United States really deteriorated when, on February 17, after the death of two babies, the manufacturer Ab bott announced the “voluntary recall” at its Michigan plant of powdered milks, including Similac, used by millions of American families. The investigation cleared the affected milk but production has still not resumed, worsening the shortage already provoked by the more general problems of the supply chain and the lack of manpower. The Republican opposition, campaigning before the legislative elections in November, has seized on the subject and is pounding the Biden administration. The elected to the House of Representatives Elise Stefanik thus affirmed during a press conference to have contacted the authority concerned, the American drug agency (FDA) in February: “Joe Biden has no plan. (. ..) When we asked the White House about the shortage, they laughed. It’s shameful.”