U.S. President Joe Biden authorized the use of air force planes for the effort, dubbed 'Operation Fly Formula,' because no commercial flights were available.
The Associated PressThe crew of an Air Force C-17 begins to unload baby formula at the Indianapolis International Airport on Sunday. It's the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage of baby formula.U.S. President Joe Biden authorized the use of air force planes for the effort, dubbed "Operation Fly Formula," because no commercial flights were available.
Longer term, he said, the U.S. needs more formula providers "so that no individual company has this much control over supply chains."The Biden administration has struggled to address the nationwide shortage of formula, particularly hypoallergenic varieties. The crisis follows the closure of the country's largest domestic manufacturing plant in Michigan in February due to safety issues.
Nestlé said that over the past few months, it has worked "around the clock" to address the formula shortage and help meet demand.
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