The U.S. Department of Agriculture will help cover the costs for states to buy alternative baby formulas as part of their nutrition-aid programs, the agency said. The programs cover more than 1.2 million infants.
In a bid to help low-income parents obtain scarce baby formula amid a nationwide shortage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help cover the costs for states to buy alternative baby formulas as part of their nutrition-aid programs, the agency said Wednesday.
The WIC program has been hit hard by the Abbott ABT, +1.48% product recall in February because the manufacturer is the primary provider of formula for more than half of WIC agencies nationwide. Abbott’s recall intensified a pre-existing supply-chain shortage in the U.S. Some 45% of baby-formula brands were out-of-stock nationwide for the week ending May 8, according to Datasembly, a retail data company.
Currently, Abbott is covering the cost of non-Abbott formulas for states that have contracts with the company. USDA will be covering the additional costs for states that have contracts with formula makers Gerber or Reckitt Mead Johnson if the size, form, or brand of formula covered by the state’s contract isn’t available.
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