Saturday, June 04, 2022

Abbott is reopening the baby formula plant after working with the FDA to solve the problems of contamination.

There has been an increase in breast milk sharing. Everyone dug in and made it happen to support American moms. It is a community of concern now.

Why is strong competition important in every consumer need? Because THE FEW are greedy and careless. Needing competition is becoming a national emergency in the American food supply.

When I shop in my Non-GMO grocery store, the prices are higher than the average store, but, they have not increased due to inflation. My grocery bill has not increased and other than fuel for the van, I would never know there is an inflation problem. I guess I shop in places that are there for the customer and not the stockholders.

Time for an electric car. Biden was due to be president at this time. He has the right priorities and always has. He was never a big draw for Wall Street. 

June 1, 2022
By Michael D. Shear and Julie Creswell

A few companies control an entire industry (click here)

Washington - The nationwide shortage of baby formula (click here) is getting worse, with an increasing number of retailers and online sellers posting out-of-stock notices even as President Biden met on Wednesday with executives of five baby food companies, and announced new shipments of formula from Europe to help restock American shelves.

Baby formula has been in short supply across the United States for weeks, the result of the shutdown in February of the leading infant formula manufacturing plant, operated by Abbott Laboratories, because of contamination concerns. Last month, the president invoked the Defense Production Act to help other manufacturers, and promised to use the military to speed up imports of formula from around the world....

June 1, 2022
By Tom Rader

Exeter Township, Pennsylvania - A newly-opened plant in Berks County (click here) wants to be the lead nationally in dealing with the baby formula shortage.

"What is Pennsylvania doing about the baby formula shortage? My answer?" Gov. Tom Wolf said, as he gestured behind him at the ByHeart baby formula facility in Exeter Township.

Wolf, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, state Sen. Judy Schwank, and state Rep. Mark Gillen gathered outside the ByHeart baby formula plant Wednesday to tout state funding....

The crisis is not over yet.

May 30, 2022
By Brigid Goulem

Amid baby formula shortages (click here) across the United States and Canada, national attention has been focused on the Canada Royal Milk manufacturer in Kingston.

However, a recent news release from Canada Royal Milk clarifies that the company is not yet manufacturing infant formula and does not have the regulatory approval of Health Canada to begin production.

The shortage of baby formula reported in the United States, fuelled by major recalls and global supply chain issues, has raised concerns about what this means for Canadian parents, as Canada is reliant on American supplies for its own formula production....