More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts.
On Wednesday, 60 tons of formula landed at Dulles International Airport in Washington from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the second shipment from Europe as part of the Biden administration's Operation Fly Formula. That effort was started to address the nationwide shortage that was exacerbated by the closure of formula maker Abbott Nutrition's plant in February after several inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration found "insanitary conditions.
Going forward, though, the country will need to take a closer look at why one plant can shut down and cause such shortages, Dittmeier said. The Abbott plant in Michigan, for example, is the only one of its facilities that produces specialty formulas like the ones given to infants who are allergic to milk. "How do we spread this out a bit more?" Dittmeier asked."Frankly, a national security concern here has been exposed.
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