What's Behind America's Baby Formula Shortage?

Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula. Empty store shelves, higher prices and retailers limiting sales have made already anxious parents even more nervous about their kids' health. Abbott, the nation’s biggest infant formula maker, recalled several products and shut down its Michigan manufacturing plant in February after bacteria was found at the site. Four infants who consumed formula produced at the facility got sick with an infection. Two of those infants died. So what led to the baby formula crisis in the U.S. in the first place and how can the nation avoid this happening again?
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Ch 1. Finding formula
04:27 - Ch 2. Baby food makers
09:46 - Ch 3. Disruptors
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What's Behind America's Baby Formula Shortage?

[@fireincarnation2]

Why is one manufacturing plant allowed to produce a quarter of the us formula needs? This is dangerous. I thought we learned that with PPE literally last year. No one company or factory shutdown should ever cripple our supply of anything essential.

[@timberwolfe1645]

It's because of effeciency. There are only SO many young mothers who need formula, and if you could fit ALL of your production into ONE facility, you should! That's an easy supply chain, all workers in one area, that's a good company culture really

[@fireincarnation2]

@@timberwolfe1645 I suppose if your only goal is efficiency and everything goes perfect that works fine but the minute that factory gets shut down, there's huge supply problems. What if, god forbid, the factory explodes and shuts down for months or years? Do you also invest all your money in one stock? Resilience is also important.

[@Duckingitout]

Exactly, there should be legislation that upholds the prevention of monopolization when it comes to a certain market share. The FDA regulations need to be eased as well.

[@avgfree21]

@@Duckingitout Agreed, I would also end the WIC bidding system these 3 manufacturers use and instead subsidise the cost overall regardless of whether WIC or not.

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

@@timberwolfe1645 lol no this is exactly why you don't put them all in one place. Have you not heard of the phrase don't put all your eggs in one basket???

[@zlpatriot11]

The big reason I can think of is the fact this country has allowed only TWO companies to control the baby formula industry and price gauge. It's not just baby formula, it's a majority of industries that is very consolidated. With the lack of competition and regulation, this is exactly what you get.

[@cristianion2056]

It's the regulations that helped them.

[@HNC1821]

The same thing is happening with farm land. Bill Gates ownes more farm land in the US than anyone else in the world. Now he us pushing for synthetic meat and growing beef in a lab.

[@OctogonOxygen024816]

Why not breast feed?

[@saltywetreefer3985]

@@OctogonOxygen024816 some people cannot produce milk

[@zlpatriot11]

​@@OctogonOxygen024816 It can be an option but there are mothers out there who struggle to produce their own milk for their newborn along with other factors.

[@laina-brown]

Nursing has been so difficult for me this time around, but I haven't stopped nursing because I know that it's been so hard for others to find formula.

[@jasonlee9289]

keep at it...hold on as much as you can and once your baby is able to eat foods...give him/her solids...i stopped giving my boy formula at about 10 months because i just couldnt afford it...with baby cereal and real foods...he was able to fill up real good so yeah...i come from a poor country we dont have formula over there you gotta breasfeed formula is not an option so you just breastfeed then give them food when you can and the child tummy will just adjust...

[@arayamz5953]

Same ! I'm doing the most I can to produce enough milk

[@odalysparangueo2620]

@@jasonlee9289 mmfffgf

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

Why do mothers prefer to breastfeed their girl babies and prefer to bottlefeed their boy babies?? I have also noticed that girls are nursed longer. Is it because mom's want their little girls to grow as pretty as possible? Could also it be that boys who are nursed too long grow up into soft mamas boys???

[@sophiekeller18]

@@iseegoodandbad6758 no the reason is that boys have a higher calories intake and require to drink more milk and this can cause mothers to give up breastfeeding them early on because they feel like they don’t produce enough milk. Which is not true in the most cases.

[@MyFavoriteColorIsBLUE]

We need more companies making it, besides Abbott.

[@Mexicanman]

breastfeeding isn't on no one's minds??

[@DrRichardRoberts]

Baby Formula Shortage Crisis - FDA Created It And Now Misleads Like Heroes Fixing It!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2W2c2uumaemn5I The real reason for the formula shortage is in my KZbin video.

[@martinketchum]

@@Mexicanman some moms simply cannot breastfeed due to various reasons. Baby formulas are the last choice

[@martinketchum]

@@Mexicanman also some babies are allergic to normal breast milk, like the baby in the video

[@stevena8230]

@@Mexicanman Tell me you know nothing about breastfeeding without saying you know nothing about breastfeeding.

[@VS-mn4tv]

Better question: Why's everything a mess in America

[@paulbryan6716]

Joe Biden.

[@relaxrelax3772]

Democrats only know how to blame. They are incapable of solving problems.

[@AaronOstrowskiAeorocks]

@@paulbryan6716 Lmfao wrong 🤣.

[@AaronOstrowskiAeorocks]

Unsustainable business practices that couldn't stand a pandemic and war. We couldn't afford 1 million deaths which means a lot of money is removed from the economy, strict laws passed by the previous administration about importing, etc. America was hanging by a very small thread before all of this happened.

[@cable30]

Guessing cause there are flaws in the system that allows stuff to go wrong but benefit others for any reason. so if stuff is not rolling right then there is a flaw that need to be fixed but delayed for any reason. so gotta remove whatever is causing the system to break that only favors those who can afford to survive the chaos anytime.

[@demiankeinam4667]

If the USA would allow mothers (a well compensated) maternal leave and enable them this way to stay at home and to feed their children like mother nature has planned this problem would not exist in the current way.

[@fumie4996]

Maternal leave for two years you mean?

[@jeisselima]

@@fumie4996 Like in Canada?

[@petraoboril]

agree 100%

[@justanawkwardnerd]

To be fair, there is a lot of health issues that prevent women from being able to breastfeed enough, or at all. And that's just in situations where the child is still with their birth mother in question. Baby formula is a wonderful source for food regardless, but better healthcare for mother's and babies would definitely have made the impact of the shortage hurt less.

[@fumie4996]

@@BonniesFrauchen and the pay is equal with men?

[@edyann]

I'm in Baja California, México and Americans are crossing into my state to buy formula. Everything is business as usual here. Don't know why it's such a mess in that country.

[@hermeslein6614]

America is a disgrace ti the world what do u expect karma

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Yeah it started with adults, followed buy students/children and now it’s at the level of babies what is wrong with America!?

[@azca.]

You're beautiful

[@diverse_insightt.o6499]

What is a Mexico 😂

[@leezhieng]

Time to embrace Trump's call to close the border lol. Close that wall.

[@annaluhrs1818]

What is not even touched is that the lack of a proper parental leave makes feeding breastmilk (nursing or pumping) more difficult than it needs to be. Among my friends here in Germany it is perfectly normal to breastfeed. (And it is also normal that some don’t want to or can’t.) We get at least 1 year of paid leave.

[@petraoboril]

I am asking the same question, why is US doing it and do not have proper parental leave

[@Falchanco]

US needs to loosen strict importing laws, it's a big reason why not only baby formula but many pharmaceutical products are so expensive in the US. Large US corporations don't want to compete with non-American businesses which would possibly sell similar products at lower cost effective prices.

[@tira2145]

The government loses power. Not going to happen.

[@Bokanet]

Bingo.

[@LAWoman323213]

This is all because of Donald Trump and the law he put in place regarding importing.

[@DrRichardRoberts]

Baby Formula Shortage Crisis - FDA Created It And Now Misleads Like Heroes Fixing It!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2W2c2uumaemn5I The real reason for the formula shortage is in my KZbin video.

[@GJI1024]

The socialists (both democrats and republicans) don’t want you to know competition lowers prices. They want you to think they’re protecting you.

[@prodbyisai7227]

My girl and I literally had to drive 2 hours away to find out baby some formula She needs the hypoallergenic kind and it’s so much harder to find. I hope everyone is ok out their

[@kbwaterbug29]

The shortage actually started before the recall. I've had trouble getting formula for my son since he was born in January

[@naenaelenberg5117]

It started in November 2021.

[@kristy6454]

I mean the recall made it 3 times worse

[@guilhermetavares4705]

It is surreal to think that a rich country like the United States does not have paid parental leave.

[@yves2348]

But they are "free" 😂 Here we pay €3 for a doctor´s visit, btw. the rest is being taken care off by the government. Surgery ? I had hand surgery some time ago, had to pay € 12, and went home with the bandages and meds needed for 2 weeks. But the usa is sooo much better... And their flag is everywhere, even in trailer parks. Pathetic...

[@truther001]

Rich for top 10%ers who own everything. And everyone for that matter.

[@ritwikshukla2120]

Right on point.. they would fight about abortion but not legislate mandatory maternity leave..

[@leila.7754]

Cause America doesn’t wanna cater to women, especially the ones that really need the paid maternity leave/ paid parental leave. They only favor men who are rich, straight, AND white. If you don’t have all of those, tough luck to you You saw how the idiotic men and the old ass lady in the Supreme Court had no problems taking away every single woman’s right to their own body (apart from abortion). They’re definitely not going to encourage paid maternity leave and things like that.

[@CyberspacedLoner]

Oligopolic consolidation, corruption of regulatory officials and lack of competition

[@theSSHITT]

something to understand: many families can't breastfeed for a variety of reasons. some women have to return to work immediately and their work does not allow them to breastfeed (infants feed every 2-3 hours, breastfeeding is a full time job), some women have very painful plugged ducts, others have adopted infants, there are single dads, children whose mothers died, infants who refuse to breastfeed (I was one of those infants), infants who won´t latch, infants who are tongue tied, mothers who don´t produce enough milk, and mothers who want the father to be able to contribute to caring for the infant by feeding it. Once your breastmilk dries up (takes about a week), you do not make anymore. Breastfeeding isn´t really an option for many families.

[@timberwolfe1645]

However, that is a SMALL fraction of those who actually NEED to use the formulas. In work now, companies MUST provide a Breast-Pumping area for women, they MUST provide that in some way. I would know, as 4 years ago, I left my office and moved into a cubicle because it BECAME the designated Breastfeeding/Pumping area at my work and had a door and privacy.

[@pakinngamkam8558]

What do you mean dries up in about a week? Is this normal?

[@ritwikshukla2120]

A typical American problem..

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

@@timberwolfe1645 man I'm not even a mom nor fo I ever intent to be but I want to work where you work if they care about women that much. I'm guessing it's an office job, not everyone works one of those.

[@starfish2046]

Government should compensate all parents who suffer from this formula shortage situation. Really a panic to all new parents.😡

[@jonmunch3298]

Government needs to stay out of our lives!!!!

[@jamesc7894]

It worked for those freed from slavery

[@Rc-ho4sv]

The government is the cause

[@alainei7214]

Is it the government or corporations that failed us? It seems like the government was inefficient in responding to sanitation issues but imagine the government completely hands off regulating the safety of these companies feedings America's children.

[@davidjma7226]

ONE factory produced 100% of Abbots formula. Perhaps the board could go back to business school and learn about risk management and mitigation techniques!

[@timberwolfe1645]

It makes complete sense from a production/quality/supply chain/all under one roof concept of business though

[@xxgoodnevil17xx]

@@timberwolfe1645 for efficiency and cost but not for business continuity so this company definitely said the cost effectiveness was more important than risk mitigation. They could have had a bcp mfg site but chose not to.

[@robrobert5962]

This is what happens when you monopolize food industries.

[@alanyoder7629]

There is no monopoly. You are totally free to open your own plant and make all the formula you choose. Just because some companies ceased doing it over the years doesn’t mean Abbott and Mead have monopolies. It means the other companies didn’t want to expand and innovate. And for the record, the deaths were NOT caused by the formula. Several independent labs tested the recalled formula and it was not contaminated. The parents carelessness is to blame for the death of their infant. The contamination at the manufacturer was in areas that had no contact with formula production. The closing of the plant was mandated to clean and repair the infected areas, which is the proper thing. But Abbott isn’t the cause of the deaths.

[@robrobert5962]

@@alanyoder7629Only 3 large corporations sell baby formula in the U.S try opening a business to compete with them and see how long it takes for you to go bankrupt and foreign markets are barred from competing against them. You are a genius lol

[@worldcitizeng6507]

I fixed this problem by not having baby

[@snehasingh6835]

EXACTLY

[@hyojinlee]

Thank you for this informative video!

[@Peppermon22]

How does a factory making 25% wipe out the entire market?

[@turtle7871]

25% is a pretty significant amount, but the fact that a single factory is responsible for that amount is insane

[@caesars7hills892]

They had to throw away a huge portion of inventory. Then you have hoarding and substitution to other brands. Then nothing is left.

[@michaelcarter3597]

Hello

[@caesars7hills892]

@@turtle7871 There are compounding factors to consider. The cost to comply with FDA regulations is extreme. This means that only a few facilities can afford the $500mm capex and a lot of production to amortize the investment. Another is that the market is shrinking. Births in America are going down. And the cost of complying with regulations make exports unrealistic. So consolidation is the name of the game. I know in 2019, Nestle was close to calling it quits in the United States. What did all these regs do? Not much if you had a recall and dead babies…

[@saulgoodman2018]

Why did it take 4 months to clean and reopen it?

[@dr_sriraviteja]

Growing up, I've always been fascinated by America. The movies, the fast food, the lifestyle, the quality of life & education. Recent events like capital riots, George Floyd's murder, school shootings, baby formula crisis, NATO's inadequacy in helping Ukraine made me realize that development is Not in stats but in actions of the governments & citizens.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

Boom there you go!

[@redwhite_040]

I was more thinking about the Gap between rich and poor, no public health system, expensive school system, working 2 jobs and only 10 days off per year, etc

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Yeah... the US is a freak show... Sorry.

[@dragomilosevic4823]

Dozens of george floyds get murdered in chicago every day? Why does one death matter from 2 years ago but not the deaths happening everyday?

[@dr_sriraviteja]

@@dragomilosevic4823 being some one from a different continent, we don't watch the US news daily. We only get highlights of what happens around the world in our local news.

[@JasonB808]

I find it ironic people would feed their kids highly processed foods only to change to “all natural” when they are a bit older. I think there a some kids that need breast milk alternatives, I believe that the baby’s that actually need the alternatives are a fraction of the ones that are using them. It was its all part of their business strategy to tell parents that formula is better for their child so that they can make tons of money. Now that there is recalls of the product due to sanitation issue. News media sensationalizes the issues causing panic buying and shortages.

[@sistermadrigalmorning233]

There's no mandated paid maternity leave in America and most families needs two incomes to survive or even in some cases the health insurance comes from the mom so even if they could survive on one it needs to be hers. Babies can't eat food until they're 6 months. Pumping IS NOT the same as nursing. I'm a SAHM who nursed both my kids until they were 2.5-- I tried pumping once and it was horrible. With nursing my body responded very naturally to my baby, but with pumping it's not natural and you're having to force the breasts more to let down. Additionally nursing takes energy-- especially in the early days I'd often be tired after a feeding because literally my body is taking calories of energy from me and giving it to the baby. Having to work full time and pump enough to exclusively breast feed the baby when you're not there takes a super woman, especially since holding a baby there increases production and pumps rarely do so over time pumping often reduces overall amount of milk produced. The only way to really responsibly encourage breastfeeding would be to give 6 months paid maternity leave like other civilized countries. At 6 months you start introducing solid foods.

[@CnAngel379]

Maybe it's transgender woman can't produce milk, you never know

[@melzerzvlogz6027]

More moms are working. This is going to happen.its not a bad thing. Breast is always best but it's not the only way. I pumped when I worked but it decreased my supply. Luckily I got a good 6 months of breastfeeding. It's a full time job. Not everyone can or wants to do it.

[@theSSHITT]

many mothers can't breastfeed for a variety of reasons. some have to return to work immediately and there work does not allow them to breastfeed (infants feed every 2-3 hours), some women have very painful plugged ducts, others have adopted infants, there are single dads, children whose mothers died, infants who refuse to breastfeed (I was one of those infants), infants who won´t latch, infants who are tongue tied, mothers who don´t produce enough milk, and mothers who want the father to be able to contribute to caring for the infant by feeding it. Once your breastmilk dries up (takes about a week), you do not make anymore. Breastfeeding isn´t really an option for many families.

[@g98989]

All pediatricians first encourage mothers to try and breast feed their babies. They all suggest formula as an alternative to make sure the babies nutritional needs are being met. As the many posts above specify, there are a variety of reasons why breast milk might not be an option.

[@mr.m2545]

If the American govt just implemented a national maternity leave policy (paid leave - like other civilized nations) then people would be less dependent on baby formula. BUT baby formula is still necessary for many who can't - I.e. adoptions, tongue ties, digestive issues, poor milk productions, allergies, etc.

[@mr.m2545]

@@Joe-sg9ll - of course. Stick with what you're doing. Your country is doing great......... 🙃

[@haihengh]

quick solution, stop hiring women, if I am in business I would do that the moment that got implemented. also if you allow the husband maternity leave, guess what? I will try to not hire anyone who has a wife. at some point, just a robot. you can't force people to do a certain thing without any incentive.

[@guilhermetavares4705]

@@haihengh Do you know that maternity leave exists in other developed countries?

[@haihengh]

@@guilhermetavares4705 yes, they have 30 hours work week too, so what? because others have it so I must have it? we call that childish. everything comes with a cost. your policy proposal only benefits the corporation which can afford it, you are going to destroy the mom-and-pop shop that can not afford to give employees maternity leave. Do you know why the giant corporation is pushing that? because they know they can ruin the upcoming comparator in advance.

[@odamh1016]

@@guilhermetavares4705 In Norway we have 31 weeks paid maternity leave and 15 weeks paid paternity leave

[@rt_goblin_hours]

Between covid and this and who knows what else, I feel like gen alpha or whatever it is is completely screwed

[@ramhithesh4700]

This is actually educational!

[@Cika044]

😂🤣😂🤣 dont take anything too seriously from this channel.

[@prathyushareddy9404]

@@Cika044 yea fox news better

[@Cika044]

@@prathyushareddy9404 my 👀 r the best

[@Livetoeat171]

People in the 50s and 60s didn't have formula and when they couldn't breast-feed, they used goats milk and a drop of baby vitamin or half-and-half canned milk if they were old enough to tolerate cows milk. But it seemed like Goat's milk was a really reliable milk that some babies that were allergic to cows milk thrived on it. There are a lot of goat farmers where I'm around but if you're resourceful I'm sure you can find goats in your area.

[@yves2348]

Our people get paid parental leave. Milk for free :) and a stressless baby and mom. But hey, the usa is the best 😂

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

@@yves2348 ehats that got to do with this comment in particular

[@etaokha4164]

Baby formulas are expensive even here in Europe and children are obese and have health issues even before they clock a year old. Babies suffer collic, allergy ect compared to breastfed babies. Am currently pregnant with my second and I plan to breastfeed like I breastfed my first child for 2 years and she never had any health issues and was very strong and we saved alot of money too.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

My mom did the exact same thing as you. When we reached 8-10 months our mom made puree meals and by the time we were 1 we ate solids. US people be trippin' with their processed trash. I never understood giving garbage to babies. 🤷

[@theSSHITT]

@@LadyCoyKoi many mothers can't breastfeed for a variety of reasons. some have to return to work immediately and there work does not allow them to breastfeed (infants feed every 2-3 hours), some women have very painful plugged ducts, others have adopted infants, there are single dads, children whose mothers died, infants who refuse to breastfeed (I was one of those infants), infants who won´t latch, infants who are tongue tied, mothers who don´t produce enough milk, and mothers who want the father to be able to contribute to caring for the infant by feeding it. Once your breastmilk dries up (takes about a week), you do not make anymore. Breastfeeding isn´t really an option for many families.

[@kole1ful]

Many women want to breastfeed (it’s literarily free and the most healthy), however they cannot fir many reasons. In America where there is no paid maternity leave, mothers go back to work as early as 1 week after birth, breastfeeding is almost impossible. Some mother just produced little or no milk at even after doing everything! Even taking medication. There are babies born with a metabolism disorder and milk is a toxin to them. They take very specialised amino acid formula. You’re very blessed if you can breastfeeding.

[@ammu8291]

If u can pls do it .. without putting other's down ..Not every breastfed infant is healthy..

[@leahwilliams9333]

@@kole1ful Blessed as if it takes zero effort, energy or time. It is literally depleting my vitamin and mineral stores, takes a good 3 to 4 hours of my time a day; as I am exclusively pumping, I literally plan my entire day around pump sessions and I work, as well. I work 2nd shift and I pump 5* before I go in so I only have to take one pump sessions at work. I've done this for 10 months so no, a fairy didn't just bless me; I worked my ass off, quite literally; I've lost all my baby weight and then some but my kid is fed.

[@205impala]

This country going to suffer, because everything are imported from others countries. Instead keep more companies here in the US. That’s cheap labor going to cost the US in the near future.

[@allaboutabear8517]

going to suffer??? We are suffering now. RIGHT NOW. Are you BLIND??????

[@vydg9400]

The Baby formulas are from the US. LOL and they refuse to produce more because it's not profitable

[@cinpeace353]

This formula case is actually the other way around. People were suffer until loosing formula import regulations.

[@sundinfamforlife4129]

I haven't been able to buy formula on WIC for a while. I got approved for food Stamps for after my son gets here in August and have 9 cans of formula now but WIC stopped approving the kind my youngest was on when he was 9 months old. Started weaning him off formula at 10 months old though.

[@mastvideos6298]

Can someone plz tells me whats baby farmula ?

[@saqisaqi1585]

which company is best baby formula milk?

[@Saxxin1]

We went from being an exporter of everything from corn to oil to a country begging other countries for food so our babies don't starve.

[@iLuvCats]

We don't seem very smart. We never prepare for things like this.

[@yw1971]

The FDA is the main to blame. If there was approval for foreign product, any import company would import Formulas. Also the chains failed to predict the crisis - at the expanse of the customers

[@tira2145]

2 words. The government. There, I saved up 12 minutes.

[@KennTollens]

How did kids ever survive before baby formula?

[@copperchair83]

The problem is that our government is spending money that we don't have sending it somewhere else instead supporting their own citizens on top spending too much in arms we don't need.

[@strawberrykisses3486]

Yup

[@l.austin2371]

Trump said this was gonna happen

[@carmenlugo2751]

I would not feel comfortable buying Abbott produced brands once they restock.

[@sir_clovis8291]

The more videos i see like this, the more I my question innate instinct to start a family

[@sashamwalungo5611]

Just imagine if your parents were afraid of giving birth to you 😂. Now stop this nonsense and start a family

[@kubagrabowypywanie7825]

@@sashamwalungo5611 he wouldn't care cause he would never have been alive 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@l.austin2371]

Dont do it. They will be born to be controlled.

[@l.austin2371]

@@sashamwalungo5611 just imagine if u could check this place out before u got here. Ild have to pass.

[@l.austin2371]

@@sashamwalungo5611 smh yes birth more kids smh give them more slaves good job mammy

[@Buttersausage]

The hurdle to open a new factory for baby milk and the YEARS it takes to bring it to market hampered competition

[@monanoorch8699]

?

[@chigasaki06]

Why is only one company producing such a large supply? Ridiculous.

[@ryanjedrzejas]

At 7:30 to 7:45 the article starts that usmca provision was to go after Canadian manufacturers. Which is incorrect. Currently there is only one manufacturer in Canada, royal milk. And it doesn’t even supply canada. It supplies china. But they are in a process of allowing it to provide Canada.

[@timberwolfe1645]

Isn't that because they are OWNED by CHina? Pretty sure of that.

[@donnadovico8694]

98 percent of woman can. Breast feed they choose not to. It's healthier for babbies to be breast feed . It's also cheaper.

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

Many of them can produce milk, but they don't have the time to breast feed. Not every one gets to be a stay at home mom, not everyone even wants to. What you should be saying is breast milk donation should be more prominent.

[@donnadovico8694]

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 it is not anouther womans place to donate breast milk to anouther when a woman is capable of pumping breast feeding her child herself just because a woman wants to work, or choices to not breast feed does not mean it should fall onto those of us who did and do choice to put our children health and well being first.

[@brydenkim]

Where are the couponers? I guess they have formula milk to donate there for sure

[@glenjo0]

This is an OLD, OLD problem in the USA. Need to apply the Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890 and bust up all of these monopolies. Relying on so few manufacturers or overseas manufacturers is completely nuts. Next time you see a big Wall St based merger, we are just setting our country up for more of this.

[@lmy2366]

Or perhaps remove import tariffs so as to ensure that larger consolidated firms here are competing with like sized firms overseas.

[@artchick07]

I don't understand why Congress doesn't start using antitrust laws. This mess has been out of hand.

[@demenster7279]

A better solution would to just nationalize it. If something is considered so essential private businesses shouldnt be trying to profit from it.

[@dvsdawl]

Really disturbed and upset by the info about the Abbott factory violations. Fed my kids Similac and Abbott and I’m so mad right now

[@stevo4535]

Why are all the food mfg facilities having fires?

[@stachowi]

to keep supply low and prices high...

[@stevenkimdmd]

So long as the politicians allow monopoly in our nation, the answer is an absolute no. These companies would rather cause national shortage of essential items than give up their profits.

[@jaci205]

If in fact it's true that 25% of the formula comes from Abbott what about the other 75% where does that come from

[@horrnett]

$45 for a can of baby formula ? what r they putting in those formulas to cost so much ?

[@wolflover4life19]

Yes the one her baby uses is an amino acid formula. It's for babies with milk protein allergies among other things. Literally all the protein is broken down into the simplest form-amino acids. Apparently that's more expensive to do. Oh and 1 can lasts a couple days if your baby is exclusively formula fed which most babies with this issue are at some point. So the 16 cans she had was only a couple weeks at most 😬

[@cartninja6479]

Give them atole instead

[@funsized924]

I found nutramigen in store today for the first time in over a month. I've been relying on formula drives and donations from generous strangers just to feed my baby. What a world we live in.

[@bonniegates1551]

Too bad God didn’t create a way for us to feed our babies right 🤣

[@NylhushaJ]

@@bonniegates1551 Not all women can breast feed if that's what you're implying Bonnie.

[@funsized924]

@@bonniegates1551 and God's way caused my baby major abdominal pain and pooping blood. You should be ashamed of yourself for your ridiculous comment.

[@yves2348]

The usa.

[@AlexGarcia-ze4yg]

Ain't women got a lot of milk in them? There's over 100 million women walking around America with milk! How is there a shortage when all they got to do is give people some of they milk? How selfish.

[@u4ttube]

what a mess

[@vspatmx7458]

why?

[@jobunaga4178]

how did people raise children prior to mass production of baby formula?

[@lizhoward9754]

Unfortunately, for the last 40 years the federal government has become very “business friendly.” They are not only ignoring warnings signs but they often notify a company when they are coming over to inspect. This is what happens when business runs government.

[@TheSkubna]

Hasn't been any one the shelves except the expensive liquid. Makes sense when Abbott said they don't want to do powder, it's too expensive

[@monanoorch8699]

?

[@TheSkubna]

By too expensive, they literally said in a PR that they don't make enough money off dry product to bother making more of it. Their company should be stripped and ran by the US gov because we don't need martin schrikeli idiots telling us how to live what's behind the shortage is rich people's pocket books. If it doesn't expand fast enough, then why have the company. From my understanding the place was a cesspool. Abbott should be disassembled and brought to court for causing a crisis.

[@branko1408]

You can create evaporated milk formula sweetened with molasses for iron…

[@wintersoldier7099]

In each state of USA. The state can only buy from one supplier of baby formula. Theres 3-4 suppliers yes but each store that retails it in that specific state can only sell one not all 3-4 cause of the program they are on being contracted to only sell the product line on their contract making it impossible to switch to other products. Each customer can drive to neighbouring stated to get their specific formula they need if their state is in short supply cause their state is contracted to only purchase one type of formula which happens to have a shortage of products. Like 95% of all pharmaceutical medications sold in North America are all produced in China or with material ingredients that come from china or overseas countries. With trade lockdowns in place like most of china, when we run out of pharmesuetical meds like antibiotics, were out period. Baby formula is perhaps made with ingredients outside of North America therefore the plants producing it either aren’t opperating or limited. Theres a rumour of baby formula being with held for Urkranian mothers immigration into say North American soil, or its another ploy to control population growth.

[@FaTCaKeSs1995]

Maybe we should open more plant. It’s stupid how me look for one plant or other countries. This is crazy. Every product

[@pr0newbie]

Only in the US is this an issue. This is just crazy.

[@jamesc7894]

Not true. A simple google search can confirm this.

[@HeatherRose2023]

Breast milk and goat’s milk is healthier, anyway. Why are we encouraged to feed processed food to babies?

[@penny4thought168]

Probably because America has no paid maternity leave, and not every job allows women to pump during her shift.

[@Watch-0w1]

How this isn't a monopoly created thank by the government

[@Wisefamilie]

After all that has been going on, seems like America is out for women and babies. Something like this should have never happened, and it's strange how it did all of sudden after 2 years of this pandemic going on.

[@bellmattwebb]

It's almost like someone is purposefully trying to get people to stop having children.

[@karensmart3675]

You are right. It's all going to plan. But as someone said earlier, formulas only been going since the 60's so 🤷

[@Unray2]

Are there truly no alternatives in feeding babies? 🤨

[@cable30]

The problem is they never really check till the system really falls apart and then find another way to fix the problem. like asking then gotta drill to see if there is a answer to fix the problem anytime.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

No, it's not like a human can produce baby formula from like breasts or something... 😉

[@jaysmith1408]

@@alexanderwingeskog758 unfortunately the only boobs at work run the damn thing

[@5starchikify]

@@alexanderwingeskog758 a human? More like a woman

[@eaterdrinker000]

I'm not any kind of obstetrician, but I'm guessing that the human need for infant nutrition has outpaced the human ability to produce tit juice. Plus, some mothers are not able to nurse their babies for various reasons. Breast-feeding is optimal but it isn't everything, apparently.

[@mogeking56]

Millions of men in America could have stepped up and given milk 🥛🤓🧐🤨

[@rewolfnus4501]

Some of this FDA employees. Please take your job seriously, not just for a big paycheck. Take your job like it is your life, especially in baby supplies.

[@leonidas14775]

This is a problem breasts can solve better than the free market can. Force employers to give new moms lactation breaks. Make new laws to protect women who want to breast feed in public. Indirectly, an abundance of breast milk will drive down prices for families that must use formula.

[@WZ-tp3jm]

Not every mother is able to breastfeed though. So your genius “plan” literally does jack for parents struggling to find formula right now.

[@ManOfSteel1]

for parents who care for their child search for barley,wheat malt recipe. in India we make it at home all the time. dont depend on packaged food.

[@wasimshaikh1665]

How come so many women can't breast feed their infants ? To me that's looking much bigger crisis.

[@ancalyme]

The US has no labor laws

[@nxzeerxh]

They don’t want to.

[@Mysterious-Night]

@@nxzeerxh actually many mothers want to but they cant

[@playlisttarmac]

I am in Australia but I find this story quite weird. I breastfed (and worked full time, expressing at work) until my kids were about 2. i bought maybe 3 formula cans in total that my kids usually hated. We had a very big problem for many years here with cans being bought by people from overseas and exported. However this was managed.

[@folddealfeal2740]

just the lack of empathy is astounding :)

[@melindafagan9459]

Not everyone can express milk. Glad you were able to, but not everyone's reality

[@skontheroad]

When you say you breastfed and worked full-time--do you mean straight after you gave birth? Like I did? Well, 8 fays after I gave birth by C-section, I drove myself (my mom, who was there to help, didn't drive), and ny infant, to work, 2 hrs away. A conference of 10 days that I was running. I nursed every 3 hrs and my mom watched my baby in-between (and loved it!). She did the same with my next 3. But as I own my own company, I did not get paid leave. I worked straight thru (including in-between contractions!). Didn't have the luxury to NOT work! My first born just had his 22nd bday! My mom's 80th would be next week, if she were still with us. She would be very proud!! As am I.

[@playlisttarmac]

@@skontheroad With my first child, I took her to work with me after a c section at about 4 days old. I was doing research at the time on a scholarship, while I had very flexible working arrangements i did not have any maternity leave. Yes I was lucky in that expressing was easy for me. When she was 2 weeks I was given the phone number of a lovely lady who looked after her for several months while I worked, I then found day care close to work and fed her in my lunch break. With my second child I was a lot luckier and had a job that I could take maternity leave. However, at a couple of months old I was also feeding my second child in my lunch break as well as expressing / freezing milk.

[@rickboucher9329]

Your a great mother

[@bunnypoop4508]

But hey we're going to Mars 🤦‍♂️

[@odamh1016]

Paid maternity leave and better attitude s towards breastfeeding is the solution, not more formula

[@marshalepage5330]

There should be childcare in the workplace that makes it possible for working women to still breast feed children.

[@djelliott3158]

How do you allow companies to get a monopoly on baby formula. Only in American smh.

[@xwrtk]

They closed down one of the major Abbott factory in Michigan and only just recently reopened. Companies haven’t been able to meet the supply and demand besides a few. There’s always plenty of formula in big area but certain types of that parents want are kinda low. Similac advanced, similac soy, select organic brands and select Gerber is always consistently in stock. Nido brand seen at the border had to be tossed out by workers as some cans expired since no one wanted it. It’s all about looking into alternatives in store and online if your baby can take it as some babies can only have certain kinds. My second cousin still had it better now with her second child than she did with first child in 2020 in terms of getting lactose free formula.

[@cycatsimon3816]

Damion Lee,"it's easier to get a gun than baby formula."

[@hoshifuyo4494]

The wisest thing that should be on everyones' mind currently, should be, To invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on the government, especially with the current economic crisis around the world.

[@hoshifuyo4494]

And also, Being of age and how to manage the sequence of returns in those early periods is what seems quite scary in the current market. The market is never a loser in the twenty year cycle, but the 2000s decade scenario scares me and could really disrupt my retirement. When you're no longer accumulating but withdrawing, it's hard to be anything but cautious.

[@jachikeonwuka3824]

The pandemic really taught people the importance of multiple streams of income. Unfortunately, having a job doesn't guarantee 100% security, rather having different investments is the real deal.

[@anouchkabalog6627]

@@jachikeonwuka3824 That's true, I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money. But for now, investors getting started can feel overwhelming. Risk loom large and complicated, unfamiliar financial jargons can be intimidating.

[@alexmontrey5372]

Some investors look to their investments as a source of income while others use it as a means to grow or preserve their wealth.

[@alexmontrey5372]

Also, It is mostly disastrous for newbies or anyone who doesn't adhere to a well thought-out strategy and over all, a professional broker.

[@Livetoeat171]

We have a whole heck of a lot of goats in this country and goat milk is real good for babies; just put a drop of baby vitamins in it and it'll be great

[@SKYLERROWL_GT2.0]

I actually have a toddler and he loves toddler vanilla formula from parents choice or baby HEB, I cannot find any of those two kinds anywhere here in Texas! My toddler hates other kinds of it. I tried so hard to give him regular cow milk with a few drops of vanilla and he didn't like it. I gave him milk by itself and dint like it I tried from coconut, almond, soy, and you name it I tried all and I haven't been successful... I'm going crazy, and now I can understand parents with small infant babies that they do need their milk cause they cant try to give them regular or any other kind of milk because it has to be the kind for infants

[@onengkusumah2905]

very good

[@cien1]

Only in America why we don't have this problem in Europe and why the medecin and prescription are so expensive in states

[@juliew.2165]

We won't consider buying any formula which is NOT SAFE for consumption. We always honor healthier better quality baby formulas from Australia, Europe & Canada. Our formulas are questionable with too many artificial ingredients to "match" the mother's milk, well, any man-made stuff can't beat the natural. warm, sweet milk from a loving mother.

[@oatmealtruck7811]

“WhY dOn’T MoMs JuSt BrEaStFeEd?” -tons of ignorant commenters who apparently are unaware that many moms can’t produce enough, pumping often doesn’t produce the same amount of milk (if a mom even has the time availability to do so), some moms adopted, and 100s of other reasons why breastfeeding isn’t always the easy-peasy option you think it is 😒

[@Livetoeat171]

Also, I tried with both of my boys to breast-feed but I got breast fever so bad it was painful enough that I cried through the whole time so it just was not worth it. My breasts were very hot like a fever and hard as a rock and extremely painful! But at least I got the first month on both boys so they got a well needed colostrum

[@DaneRates]

Is there an actual non alter news article here

[@SirCavemaninthewest]

The problem is people buy it at the store and flipping it on Facebook marketplace. Beware of scammers

[@pmreid4262]

Anyone who does not understand that this video is pure propaganda is not paying attention to what has really happened.

[@MontananMusician]

00:27 She can sue. That is a legal case.

[@WZ-tp3jm]

Only if her baby became ill from the recalled formula, which it sounds like he did not.

[@kingmaafa120]

I’m still trying to understand this Call me old fashioned But my grandma raised 15+ babies No baby formula All healthy aunts and uncles

[@anthonymoney9423]

It's just a white thing bro

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

@@anthonymoney9423 yes because only white women can have problems breast feeding

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

Not everyone has that privilege some people have to work and can exactly bring their kid to work to breats feed them.

[@kingmaafa120]

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 MY GRANDPA WORKED HIS AZZZ OFF 👌🏿 HE WAS GOD MAN AND ALL THE FAMILY HELPED IT WAS A COMMUNITY 👌🏿 BUT HA DO YOU

[@kuhvacako]

Left field fix. Give mothers paid maternity leave so they can actually have an opportunity to breast feed (if willing and able) and heal after giving birth… Would probably help reduce the amount of formula needed?

[@snehasingh6835]

Maybe. But Breastfeed is painful for some moms and large maternal leave causes women to fall behind in career so ig men should also get parental leave so parenting won't fall solely on women's shoulder

[@kuhvacako]

@@snehasingh6835 you missed the entire point of my comment… yes breast feeding is physically and sometime emotional hard, and harder or impossible for some. That’s why formula exists. But that’s why formula exists. Formula is a good thing in the world but equally some women l, especially in countries without maternity leave (the USA for example, which is about the only country without any, though the is plenty of places where it exists but is hard to access) who’d like to breast feed but can’t realistically because they can’t afford too due to missed work. Finally I’m a firm believer that a big cause of the income gap between men and women is the lack of paternity leave for men. Again plenty of men would like to be the primary parent but cannot afford it due to lack of leave. Again formula is a good thing for this

[@snehasingh6835]

@@kuhvacako sorry for misunderstanding. But it's just that there has been a lot of pressure and mom shaming towards women who thoughtfully choose not to Breastfeed. And it sucks. That was the reason for me missing out ur actual point. I agree with you 100%

[@kuhvacako]

@@snehasingh6835 fed is best. I watched my wife struggle for a long time (she was determined but there was a lot of external pressure), though she did get there eventually. Mum shaming in current society is off the rails though I’ve found other mothers are often the worst (though childless are often clueless, I’ve also been in there shoes before I had any idea)

[@doodlesthegoose7085]

If they'd stop dumping it, we'd have it. This is controlled demolition of systems we all rely on. Grow your own and make your own or go without.

[@akaiada664]

Baby formula shortage? In America? You got to be kidding.

[@Brownyman]

“The price we think was worth it.” -Secretary of State, Madeline Albright

[@MackMittenzTV]

$80 a can! … WTF 😬

[@electricred91]

Sounds scary right lol

[@MackMittenzTV]

@@electricred91 very scary lol… I’m glad I had my daughter 10 years ago 🙏🏾

[@petermiller3364]

if you live near mexico go there they don't have a baby formula proplem

[@brandonchristopher9657]

This is capitalism. This is a Monopoly by a handful of companies and that's happening in every single industry. You can't name an industry that's not dominated by at least four companies eating up almost 90 plus percent of the market in every single industry Longer antitrust laws we need to tax billionaires and billionaire corporations much more harshly and we need to make true independent small businesses much more affordable to exist and compete.

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

This isn’t capitalism. This is terrible leadership from the Biden administration. I don’t like Trump that much, but at least we had low gas prices and he was pulling our troops out of the Middle East in a timely manner. He also brought peace deals too.

[@brandonchristopher9657]

@@henrykwieniawski7233 LMAO so let's get this straight I don't like Biden.... But to think that in less than 2 years he's able to cause the crisis in baby formula LMFAO come on bro grow a brain. This is capitalism this is not happening in Europe they don't have a baby formula shortage over there ask yourself why is that the case? Got to stop blaming everything on whoever the president is I don't even blame everything on Trump and I don't like Trump either but that's because I have a brain don't be a simple minded person not everything is the president most of your problems in America are corporate they are big businesses cuz that's who buys most of the politicians if not almost all of them and that includes Trump Biden Obama George Bush Bill Clinton all of them so grow a brain quit blaming everything on the president like a child

[@iironhide6209]

Considering how strong regulations are for preventing free international trade in the bay formula market, this market consolidation is the result of govt regulation causing us to rely to much on domestic suppliers and punishing foreign corporate suppliers

[@brandonchristopher9657]

@@iironhide6209 but who is riding the laws is it the American people or is it the billionaire corporations donating to those politicians and then the politicians doing their bidding and I'm talking about Republicans and Democrats and Independent politicians... The simple fact is our government is pretty much run by the corporation so what you're saying is kind of close to the point but slightly missing it

[@cartninja6479]

Under mao's socialism 45 million people die . Ask the Cubans when they queue the bread lines... ignorant!

[@adamcolclasure4892]

This would never happen in the EU or most of Asia. You would also, have massive public protests, firing of health minister and other ministers. I realize, the us isn't very good at protesting or elected people to "serve" the public holding their own government accountable.

[@leezhieng]

or you know, make use of their 2nd amendment.

[@DrRichardRoberts]

Baby Formula Shortage Crisis - FDA Created It And Now Misleads Like Heroes Fixing It!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2W2c2uumaemn5I The real reason for the formula shortage is in my KZbin video.

[@ancalyme]

You're right it wouldn't happen, maternity lesve is a thing here. Most moms breast feed and there's enough formula for the rest.

[@brydenkim]

Dont know which? Search for 'am for formula replacement'

[@Mistybrooks84]

He already aged!!!! Oh my.