Some relief came for Westchester County residents suffering from the infant formula shortage as the first shipment of more than 11,000 units arrived at Stew Leonard's Friday.
The nationwide shortage of baby formula products has left parents in a frenzy, many investigating alternative solutions to feed their children.
President Joe Biden announced steps to help suppliers fill the supply gap on May 12, including more product importing, simplifying product sizes to expedite production and distribution, and calling on the FTC and State Attorneys to focus on eliminating unfair market practices that may take advantage of the shortage.
The shortage is multifaceted and is thought to have its roots in the COVID-19 pandemic, coincidentally worsened by Abbott Nutrition's recall. The pandemic caused supply chain shortages for many goods globally, and the shockwaves are still reverberating. Factory lines are often short-staffed due to repetitious waves of new COVID variants or closed entirely to quell outbreaks. Simultaneously, consumers are buying more either due to boredom or due to government stimulus. These two factors set many industries behind that can't catch up.
To make matters worse, the baby formula industry is highly monopolized, which leaves it vulnerable to shortages. Three domestic companies, Abbott, Gerber, and Reckitt, manufacture almost all baby formula sold in America.
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