There are 3-4 suppliers of infant formula in the US, and they supply 96-98% of the total market. Abbott Nutrition accounts for somewhere around 30-40% of the market all on its own.
Of Abbott's total output, by far the largest source was the Sturgis plant shuttered by the FDA and kept closed since February--which is when the out-of-stock rates essentially went ballistic.
The BEST CASE for the Sturgis plant is that it restarts production tomorrow, which means infant formula from that facility hits store shelves sometime in July. Abbott only just recently began working to increase production at its other facilities--essentially in response to public pressure.
The FDA only within the past few weeks has eased import restrictions so companies such as Nestle can import more formula to the US market. The Biden regime's "Operation Fly Formula" presumably saw the shipment of several hundred thousand cannisters of Nestle formula over the past couple of weeks, delivered to Nestle's Indiana warehouses for distribution. Judging by the out-of-stock rates continuing to rise, that product is still stuck in distribution.
The infant formula supply chain is the epitome of why centralization and market concentrations are dangerous. The system "worked" so long as there were no major hiccups to the supply chain. The moment supply chains were disrupted globally in 2020, out-of-stock rates for formula rose significantly, and after the Sturgis closure (a massive supply shock), they pretty much exploded.
Every single aspect of this shortage is administrative and bureaucratic in nature. Those parts that aren't laid at the doorstep of the FDA get laid at Abbott's doorstep.
I've spent a career confronting the realities of crisis response--of working through what to do during a catastrophic event--in IT. I've dealt with network outages, natural disasters, fires, and even acts of criminal sabotage. The bungling of the crisis response by the FDA and Abbott Nutrition is off the charts.
Wait, Ronald Reagan who did this......conservatives need to be schooled...."Vaccine makers do not have to compensate victims when their vaccines injure a child." https://childrenshealthdefense.org/vaccine-secrets/video-chapters/vaccine-makers-do-not-have-to-compensate-victims-when-their-vaccines-injure-a-child/....here's to you Ronald Reagan!!
There are reports people going to Mexico to buy baby food. Lot of baby food in Mexico yet no food in USA?
There are 3-4 suppliers of infant formula in the US, and they supply 96-98% of the total market. Abbott Nutrition accounts for somewhere around 30-40% of the market all on its own.
Of Abbott's total output, by far the largest source was the Sturgis plant shuttered by the FDA and kept closed since February--which is when the out-of-stock rates essentially went ballistic.
The BEST CASE for the Sturgis plant is that it restarts production tomorrow, which means infant formula from that facility hits store shelves sometime in July. Abbott only just recently began working to increase production at its other facilities--essentially in response to public pressure.
The FDA only within the past few weeks has eased import restrictions so companies such as Nestle can import more formula to the US market. The Biden regime's "Operation Fly Formula" presumably saw the shipment of several hundred thousand cannisters of Nestle formula over the past couple of weeks, delivered to Nestle's Indiana warehouses for distribution. Judging by the out-of-stock rates continuing to rise, that product is still stuck in distribution.
The infant formula supply chain is the epitome of why centralization and market concentrations are dangerous. The system "worked" so long as there were no major hiccups to the supply chain. The moment supply chains were disrupted globally in 2020, out-of-stock rates for formula rose significantly, and after the Sturgis closure (a massive supply shock), they pretty much exploded.
Every single aspect of this shortage is administrative and bureaucratic in nature. Those parts that aren't laid at the doorstep of the FDA get laid at Abbott's doorstep.
I've spent a career confronting the realities of crisis response--of working through what to do during a catastrophic event--in IT. I've dealt with network outages, natural disasters, fires, and even acts of criminal sabotage. The bungling of the crisis response by the FDA and Abbott Nutrition is off the charts.