A shortage of infant formula across America has led parents to share supply locations online.
Parents in the US are using social media to try to track down infant formula milk - and unsafe alternatives - during a shortage that's affecting North America.
Rebecca Romo Teague, a radio presenter in Cape Cod, set up a Facebook group for her local community where parents can upload photos of the baby aisles in supermarkets they visit, so others can see - in real time - where there are supplies.Rebecca Romo Teague is asking parents to share photos of the baby aisle in local supermarkets on her Facebook group
"The next time I went to the shop, I went down the baby aisle, and I was shocked. There were maybe 20 cans of various types, and that was it, where you're used to seeing it completely lined all the way to the end. And there was nothing," she told the"I thought if everybody could just post a photo, it would save parents and caregivers from having to drive around to eight different stores trying to find it.
On the US-facing eBay site I found one single box of formula on sale for $34 . On the Walmart website, the same quantity is advertised for $17 - but prices do vary quite widely between budget and premium brands.
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