For parents who scrambled for months to secure an adequate supply of infant formula to feed their babies and special needs children, the formula shortage remains vivid though the supply has largely returned to normal.
— including Mead Johnson and Perrigo — comprise 90% of the U.S. baby formula market, meaning that if just one factory is forced to stop production due to safety concerns, it could send a massive shock to the U.S. formula supply, creating a repeat ofThe Formula 3.0 Act is sponsored by Lee, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Don Beyer, D-Va. The bill would dump the high tariffs on imported baby formula permanently.
. "... This bill would permanently eliminate trade barriers to encourage the import of FDA-compliant infant formula, bringing prices down for parents in the near term and staving off a potential future crisis."The letter from Casey, Brown and Heinrich acknowledged the work the FDA has done to boost manufacturing infrastructure, including increasing inspections and ordering improvements to the factories.
In the months that followed, as families searched for elusive formula and recruited others to help them find it — especially worrisome because some babies require highly specialized hypoallergenic products — the Biden administration loosened restrictions on importing formula from other countries. Lee introduced an earlier formula bill. Tons of formula was airlifted in from overseas. The Defense Production Act was used to divert resources to formula manufacturing. And other measures were taken.
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