The worsening nationwide baby formula shortage is affecting parents coast to coast, including those who choose not to or cannot breastfeed and those whose medically fragile children can't tolerate other nutrition sources. Beyond scouring the internet, parents tirelessly search store shelves near and far daily, coordinate formula exchanges through Facebook pages and spend countless hours -- and sometimes huge sums of money -- to make sure their children have food.
The problem, rooted in the tight supply chain, is exacerbated by a production halt at an Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan. Abbott is seeking to restart the plant after it recalled three popular brands of powdered infant formula in February following reports four infants who ate formula manufactured at the facility got sick with rare infections caused by Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria and died.
Other manufacturers now say they're producing at full capacity and making as much formula as they can -- but it's still not enough to meet demand.
Thankfully, my daughters have plenty and are switching away from formula anyway.
But we we have desperate people running around trying to find formula to feed their babies.
Assuming they can afford gas for their vehicles.
Things are getting pretty "interesting" over here.
Syl said
May 11 7:49 PM, 2022
I just found this online....amazingly, the article it's 12 months old.
"A shortage of baby milk formula has caused a nationwide panic among parents as major supermarkets and pharmacies have run out of stock.
Ready made bottles of Aptamil and Cow & Gate formula milk are in short supply across the UK due to a supply issue with one for the ingredients.
Fretting parents have taken to social media to complain of empty shelves in shops such as Tesco and Boots, while others have taken to Mumsnet to try and discover where to find the formula."
Maddog said
May 11 8:55 PM, 2022
Syl wrote:
I just found this online....amazingly, the article it's 12 months old.
"A shortage of baby milk formula has caused a nationwide panic among parents as major supermarkets and pharmacies have run out of stock.
Ready made bottles of Aptamil and Cow & Gate formula milk are in short supply across the UK due to a supply issue with one for the ingredients.
Fretting parents have taken to social media to complain of empty shelves in shops such as Tesco and Boots, while others have taken to Mumsnet to try and discover where to find the formula."
Maybe y'all stole all of ours to deal with your shortage?.
🤷♂️
Digger said
May 11 9:07 PM, 2022
I remember the only baby milk that didn't stink to high heaven when regurgitated was mother's or SMA. That told me not to feed my baby on anything but what I had or SMA.
Magica said
May 12 3:56 PM, 2022
Digger wrote:
I remember the only baby milk that didn't stink to high heaven when regurgitated was mother's or SMA. That told me not to feed my baby on anything but what I had or SMA.
The worsening nationwide baby formula shortage is affecting parents coast to coast, including those who choose not to or cannot breastfeed and those whose medically fragile children can't tolerate other nutrition sources. Beyond scouring the internet, parents tirelessly search store shelves near and far daily, coordinate formula exchanges through Facebook pages and spend countless hours -- and sometimes huge sums of money -- to make sure their children have food.
The problem, rooted in the tight supply chain, is exacerbated by a production halt at an Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan. Abbott is seeking to restart the plant after it recalled three popular brands of powdered infant formula in February following reports four infants who ate formula manufactured at the facility got sick with rare infections caused by Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria and died.
Other manufacturers now say they're producing at full capacity and making as much formula as they can -- but it's still not enough to meet demand.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/us/baby-formula-shortage-parental-stress/index.html
Thankfully, my daughters have plenty and are switching away from formula anyway.
But we we have desperate people running around trying to find formula to feed their babies.
Assuming they can afford gas for their vehicles.
Things are getting pretty "interesting" over here.
"A shortage of baby milk formula has caused a nationwide panic among parents as major supermarkets and pharmacies have run out of stock.
Ready made bottles of Aptamil and Cow & Gate formula milk are in short supply across the UK due to a supply issue with one for the ingredients.
Fretting parents have taken to social media to complain of empty shelves in shops such as Tesco and Boots, while others have taken to Mumsnet to try and discover where to find the formula."
Maybe y'all stole all of ours to deal with your shortage?.
🤷♂️
I used SMA aswell. As near to mums milk too.