The ongoing baby formula shortage triggered a flurry of responses from Washington this week as the Biden administration and Congress sought to address the public outcry.
The White House says it will crack down on price gouging and take steps to import more formula.that has triggered public outcry from parents, lawmakers and drawn Republican fire.
, with an estimated 43% of formula products out of stock as of Sunday at stores across the U.S., according to tracking firm Datasembly. The FDA is expected to detail their plan for imports next week. It remains unclear how the imports would work given the agency’s requirements on formula packaging and vitamin content, though Commissioner Robert Califf tweeted Friday that the agency will ensure imported products meet"certain safety, quality and labeling standards."
The company pulled three of its popular brands in February and closed its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, in the wake of bacterial infections linked to two infants who died after consuming Abbott formula and a Food and Drug Administration inspection that documented problems at Abbott's Michigan facility, including the same bacteria.
"This is not a Third World country," Rep. Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican and a new mother, said at the press event."This should never happen in the United States."Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the shortage in his own floor speech on Thursday, calling it"outrageous and unacceptable."
"We have asked for a briefing by the end of the month, and we've asked three basic questions: Do they have the supply to meet the demand? Is there a supply chain problem that can be corrected? And what can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again?" Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., told ABC News.
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