The Mississippi Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the state’s Women, Infants and Children’s Nutrition Program (WIC) is adding new baby formulas to its approved product list to improve access amid the national formula shortage.
by Will Stribling, Mississippi Today June 1, 2022 The Mississippi Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the state’s Women, Infants and Children’s Nutrition Program is adding new baby formulas to its approved product list to improve access amid the national formula shortage. Typically, only four types of formula can be purchased with WIC benefits in Mississippi unless an infant gets an exemption through a medical diagnosis.
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