Baby Foods
There’s a New Gerber Baby and Some Parents Are Mad
Kelsey O’Hagan first heard about the Gerber Photo Search from a nurse at a doctor’s appointment for her now-12-month-old son, Everett. “She said, ‘Oh my god, you have to submit him, he’s so cute, he’s got such a good personality, and you could win $25,000,’” said Ms. O’Hagan, a 30-year-old stay-at-home mother from Methuen, Mass. […]
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Biden Says U.S. Will Airlift Baby Formula From Europe
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced new shipments of baby formula from Europe on Wednesday as he prepared to meet with top officials from five baby food companies amid an ongoing shortage that has left parents desperately searching for ways to feed their infants. Enough Kendamil formula to make about four million bottles will be flown […]
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F.D.A. Chief Details ‘Shocking’ Conditions at Baby Formula Plant
The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan that was shut down in February, sparking a widespread baby formula shortage crisis, had a leaking roof, water pooled on the floor and cracks in key production equipment that allowed bacteria to get in and persist, Dr. Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, told a […]
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Republicans Wrongly Tie Biden Immigration Policies to Baby Formula Shortage
Under the settlement, the government also agreed to quickly release children from detention. To get around Flores and detain adults who were traveling with children, the Trump administration separated families at the border. When that policy incited immense backlash, the administration produced regulations to replace Flores, but a federal judge ultimately rejected that effort. Despite […]
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3 Types of Baby Formula Recalled After Reported Bacterial Infections
Abbott Nutrition, a popular baby food manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it was voluntarily recalling three types of infant formula after four babies became sick with bacterial infections after consuming the products. The recall includes select lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare formulas that were manufactured at an Abbott facility in Sturgis, Mich. It comes after the […]
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