Foreign baby formula has arrived in Rhode Island

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Baby formula from the United Kingdom and Australia is approved and determined to be a healthy alternate formula for use in the United States. (This shipment is expected to help mitigate the impacts of the ongoing, national formula shortage.) The first batch of formula includes Kendamil Classic, Kendamil organic formula, and seven types of Bubs…

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Guidance for Baby Formula Shortage in Rhode Island

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Breaking: Last night, Pressident Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production and imports to US. He also engaged defense department aircraft in Operation Fly Formula – to facilitate bringing formula to the US from Europe. There will also be a legislative bill to allow WIC members to buy whatever formula they…

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Helping families find formula…and Abbott responds

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Photo: American Academy of Pediatrics Yesterday, the US Dept. of Health and Human Services posted information for parents who are searching for formula for their babies under a year old: Fact Sheet: Helping Families Find Formula During the Infant Formula Shortage To address infant formula shortages in the wake of Abbott Nutrition’s voluntary recall of…

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