Toddler formula sales are growing, but experts say most kids don't need it
Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business. Here's what parents need to know.
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Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business. Here's what parents need to know.
Abbott Nutrition's baby formula plant in Michigan has restarted production after it was shut down because of a contamination recall. Wendy Gillette reports on the ongoing formula shortage. Then, David Davis, a professor at South Dakota State University's Ness School of Management and Economics, joins CBS News' Ali Bauman to discuss.
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Parents across the country are scrambling to find baby formula, as one recent report shows 43% of the top-selling products are out of stock. Peter Pitts, president and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest and former associate commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, joins CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the latest on the shortage.
CBS News' Elise Preston reports on the baby formula shortages affecting families nationwide, and then Brian Dittmeier, senior director of public policy at the National Women, Infants and Children Association, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the impact.
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The latest data shows nearly one-third of powdered formula products are still out of stock nationwide.
Abbott is one of just four companies that produce about 90% of U.S. formula.
Production for Abbott's EleCare specialty formula has been suspended, but there is enough supply to meet demand until production is restarted, the company said.
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It is the first in the state to launch a human pasteurized milk donor program in an effort to combat the nationwide baby formula shortage.
The fifth shipment of baby formula has arrived from overseas, an attempt by the Biden administration to ease the nationwide shortage. CBS News anchors Nikki Battiste and Tanya Rivero spoke with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is helping lead the response.
It may take weeks before caregivers and parents get relief from the infant formula shortage across the U.S., despite Abbott reopening its Michigan plant. Former FDA associate commissioner Peter Pitts joins "CBS News Mornings" to talk about what went wrong and what can be done.
Abbott Nutrition announced it will reopen its baby formula plant in Michigan amid a dire shortage of baby formula nationwide. The plant was shut down by the FDA in February following reports of bacterial infections. Christina Ruffini has more.
Formula manufacturers said they alerted retailers of a looming shortage in February.
President Biden met with baby formula manufacturers, pressing them on what they're doing to improve supply. Even as the U.S. airlifts formula from overseas, it's just a fraction of what the U.S. needs to feed millions of children. Nancy Chen reports.