The company that runs the largest baby formula factory in the US has reopened its plant, but consumers may be waiting months before supply levels return to normal.
US baby formula manufacturer Abbott Nutrition says its production plant — closed for months due to contamination — has reopened, taking a step towards alleviating a nationwide shortage that has sent parents scrambling for supplies.
The company said it would take about three weeks before new formula from the plant began getting to consumers. In response to the supply shortage, US President Joe Biden's administration has eased import rules for foreign manufacturers, flown in formula from Europe and invoked federal emergency rules to prioritise US production.US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf recently said it could be about two months before formula supplies returned to normal levels in the country.
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