The White House says enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles is about to arrive in the United States from Europe.
Highlights
- NEW: White House announces two new Defense Production Act authorizations for infant formula.
- Air Force plane carrying enough infant formula for more than half a million bottles arrives in Indianapolis.
- The White House says 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of the three formulas are expected to arrive this week.
- The crisis follows the closure of the nation’s largest domestic manufacturing plant in Michigan in February due to safety issues.
- Some retailers and some retailers have been rationing some brands of some brands and supply for fear of some parents rationing their supply for their children, which has left some shelves empty.
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