Baby Formula Shortage: Over 110K Pounds of Infant Milk to Arrive in Texas This Week

The federal government will import at least 110,000 pounds of baby formula from Germany to Europe, to address the ongoing infant formula crisis in the United States.

The White House made the announcement on Tuesday, claiming that the infant milk will be distributed nationwide, according to New York Post.

According to The Dallas Morning News, the infant formula will arrive on Thursday in North Texas. The said shipment will arrive at Dallas Fort Worth International airport.

Reports stated that Thursday's shipment include Nestle NAN SupremePro Stage 1 infant formula.

The Biden administration claimed that the said product will be available across the country through Nestle and Gerber's distribution channels.

Nestle NAN SupremePro2, Nestle Health Science Alfamino/Alfamino Jr., Gerber Good Start Gentle, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA, will also be shipped by Nestle into the U.S.

Additional deliveries are expected to arrive in the U.S. in the coming days.

"We are absolutely committed to doing everything we can to get parents and caregivers the formula they need so their children can thrive... We prioritized these products because they serve a critical medical purpose as they are for children with cow's milk protein allergies," Nestle said in a statement.

Baby Formula Shortage Still Felt Even After Feds Move - NGO

A day before the announcement of incoming baby formulas from Germany, a non-government organization executive claimed that the baby formula shortages are still felt by parents and caregivers despite the efforts of the federal government.

Jamie Lackey, founder, and CEO of Helping Mamas in Norcross, Georgia, said that there were mothers who told them about their experience in looking for infant formulas.

"We had a mom come through the distribution site the other day -- she had gone on to 15 different stores with her child in the car and could not find a single can of formula," Lackey told CNN's "New Day Weekend."

Lackey also shared that there was a lot of panic and people are getting afraid because of the baby formula shortage.

Market research company Datasembly found that stock rates of infant formulas have not yet improved, indicating 74 percent of the said product were out of stock in the last week of May. Meanwhile, more than 90 percent of baby formula products were not always available in at least nine states, including many in the South.

FDA Commissioner on the Baby Formula Shortage

On May 26, U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf predicted that the Americans' dilemma on baby formula may end within two months.

"I can't be exact ... my expectation is that within two months we should be beyond normal and with a plethora [of supply]," Califf noted.

The infant formula crisis began with the pandemic supply chain coupled with the closure of an Abbott plant in Michigan in February. The plant was shut down due to contamination fears after two babies died.

Meanwhile, Abbott CEO Robert Ford announced that in June, their company will be supplying more baby formulas to Americans than they were supplying in January before the recall.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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