There's a ton of huge mistakes that must have been made for us to get to this point... I know the run on toilet paper was sort of a joke, but this is for keeping babies alive and healthy, y'all. Let's get it together immediately.
We (and many, many other countries worldwide) get most of the products from China. And China has a 0% tolerance regarding Covid-19. That means that the Chinese production companies are producing much, much less products. So the pandemic mainly, but also the Russia war caused shortages, supply chain disruptions, gas prices sky rocking, ect.
Tired of hearing “oh it’s dangerous to make formula at home” yes it’s also dangerous to let your infant starve to death. How are you going to tell a desperate mom who is on her last can of formula and can’t formula she needs for her baby to not make it herself, maybe it won’t have the nutrients the baby needs but still better then the baby getting 0 nutrients. Hell give parents a right now solution because these babies can’t wait weeks!!!!
No its not Danger sir, our black moms use to use Pet Evaorated milk with 1c can of boiled water, 1 can pet milk and about 2 teaspoons of Karo clear Syrup for taste and mix well and you all babies well love drinking this and they get kinda fat looking healtier Too than formula, and its cheaper too than formula try this and you all Black babies will be just fine sir.. blacks, we cant listen to whites they want us blacks down as i no u all can see..bye
Well when I was growing up my mom sure made my little sisters formula with Pet Milk and Carnation and they are fine. No this is all about control. Just another part of their plan to tell us what to do. I have a 4 month old great grandaughter and if push comes to shove I will make her some formula before we let her starve to death!! Our so called leader's are pathetic just pathetic bunch of evil demons. GOD HELP US ALL.
@@saundrarichardson6915 They sure did. My mom made my little sister's and they turned out fine. Of course they gonna say it's dangerous to make your own, they want to control us.
I swear the media made things worse. Similac called for a complete recall in February, and there's been a shortage since then. However the last month or so things were getting better UNTIL the media started covering the shortage. I'm pretty certain people are hoarding now....
Thing is Similac did not call a complete recall. They called recall on certain batches of their formula produced together I'm assuming on the same day. There's a way to find if they are on recall or not. But of course people panicked and assumed it was all Similac. I use Similac. Can only find my baby's formula in bottles. She's four months old. She is no where near being without and she eats so much. I felt I was stocking up but she goes through them so fast that it's crazy how fast the "stash" goes. I have bought formula for my friend. Her baby can only have plant based due to milk allergy. I have it. Whenever she needs it it's here for her baby. Some are hoarding. That is true. But if I know someone near me needs some I'll gladly give them some. We're in this together. We should be helping each other rather than depleting other parents of the food their babies need.
@@ZombieMan1997 My daughter began feeding my granddaughter solid food at 6 months old. Some sort of new way of feeding babies. She still took formula at night for a bit but pretty much was on solid food from 6 months on. She's almost 2 now and doing great.
Like what? Stockpile baby formula? You realize that that is a _corporate_ decision, and was not considered because it did not have the greatest potential for profit (just-in-time inventory control). So as usual, the private sector is to blame.
Abbot had contaminants in their production. If it wasn't for a whistle blower, American babies heath were in jepority. They cased this mess. Not a supply chain or government issue.
@@ConvictedFelon2024 Maybe you need to do a little research. The FDA shut down 40% of production in February. The last 3 months was the stockpile. The FDA and the Biden Admin hosed this up. They knew they were shutting down 40% of production and did nothing about it. THEY should have lined up Formula with other suppliers (other Countries) and had the paperwork ready to sign to allow the use of it when they shut the plant(s) down. Biden Admin totally at fault and totally incompetent.
The reason is you Americans did enjoy too much and too long time in the cheap labours of Asia and the poor countries . That's why you're always shortage shortage of daily supplies😊
They charge $5 an oz. A baby eats in average 24oz of milk a day. Not all moms have $120 a day to feed their children. I am breastfeeding and reaching out to my friends that need formula to donate directly to them.
If the FDA would regularly be doing their job, the plant would not have been shut down in the 1st place. Get the heck on the phone and get formula that is safely made from dependable countries -- have the instructions translated and printed up, and given out with the product. DO IT NOW.
Trump renegotiated the NAFTA agreement a few years ago which included a ban on importing fomula from countries like Canada to promote american made products. Even if you renegotiated it to fix that. It would take time for Canadian producers to ramp up as they slowed production since they cant sell to US anymore.
@S D There are only 3 major producers of formula in the US. One is shutdown due to bacterial infection at their plant. How is it manufactured? Are you saying they planted the bacteria? How would you prevent it? Over 50% of formula is sold through WIC program. Each state has contracts to only buy from one company exclusively. Which is why the shortage isn't bad in certain states compared to others. Plenty of formula yesterday at the stores in my state. It depends on which company your state has a contract with. The correct word is "moot" not "mute". Learn correct english before you look like an even bigger idiot next time. How are you possibly this dumb and still alive?
The MEN who are like just breastfeed hurt my head. No, it doesn't turn on or off like a faucet. And moms do dry out. I dried out. It happens. MEN need to get educated on this.
@K L it's the same men who get horrified at the moms who have to breastfeed in public and expect them to hide in a dirty bathroom to feed their babies.
If men think it's so easy, hand the crying baby to them and snap at him to whip it out and feed them. When he can't, say "Yeah, it isn't so easy, is it, 'honey'?".
And people will panic buy and further the crisis. I'm in my last trimester and I'm hoping my milk supply will be enough, if not I'm hoping this issue will be resolved within the next few months.
This FDA Commissioner looks SO DULL keeps stupidly saying "we'll make an announcement" WHERE was the announcement BEFORE they shut the Abbott plant in Jan?! Why didn't they import from Q1 instead of rushing to import now!
@@kisht7469 This is a result of 3 companies controlling almost the entire baby food market and then 1 of those companies producing baby food that was so bacteria ridden it caused 2 babies to die. Add to that COVID supply chain disruptions and the fact that Trump's renegotiated NAFTA (USMCA) makes it near impossible for Canada to import baby formula into the US and there you go. I'm sorry that the ripples of the last guy's incompetence is still hurting people.
I saw a post where a lady says she has no problem with getting her formula from Canada. She goes somewhere to the bottom of the Amazon page and changes the country from US To Canada! They deliver right to her door. God bless!
Should have focused on this before sending money to the Ukraine. Also the irony after the Roe V Wade leak sounds like the US cannot even handle the “domestic supply of infants” that are here already therefore even more of an argument not to over turn it.
Hey America. To many monopoly company s. Period. Baby formula, grocery , Health care,. Oil industry,. Amazon, Walmart, toilet tissue. What due you expect
We have science censorship in this country. Trusted mass media outlets could interview experts in pediatric nutrition to ask how parents could safely make comparable baby formulas instead they avoid doing anything that would hurt megacorporate market interests. Leaving some parents either to starve their baby or risk killing their baby by using bad information. It is sickening.
Our babies don't deserve this, its disgusting at how the prices were raised on Amazon as well. some moms don't have weeks of a supply. middle of July is what I was told from someone in the government position! I'm up in Washington State, it just started over here last week. Mom's Please don't hoard, take what ur babies need and leave some for the next.
The pregnant and nursing moms aren't in trouble. Its the current formula fed babies. My baby is 5 months and thank God solely nursing. So we don't have an issue
I agree and feel the same!! Things wre starting to get a little BETTER until things blew up all over the media. Now we're back to where we were in February.
Oh they are. I'm on a pregnancy group board and we're due in November. There are American mother's on there posting about 'stocking up' on formula because they don't trust there will be formula for them by the time their baby is born. I'm in Canada, we started importing formula from the UK and Germany in February to head off a shortage once it looked like there was going to be a shortage. The US is a bit slow to react because the conversation started in November 2021 in Canada.
@@runningfromabear8354Tell them, from me: That they are incredibly selfish. I have a baby here and NOW that can only drink GentleEase. There needs to be a regulation that they can only buy 2 at a time. So, they want to stock up for the baby that's not even here yet, who's living off of them: So, that babies that are already here can starve to death. I would LOVE to know the name of this group you are in so I can give them a piece of my mind.
Go online...recipe for baby formula in the 50s...easy peasy. Cost a lot less Also. But the formula companies won't like u taking away their profits lol
I know right?!! I was fed a combo of breast milk, rice soup, or any dry powdered milk drink Nido or Bear Brand as a baby. I'm 57 now & doing ok. I find the panic funny...
I love this administration. I swear big business is trying their best to make it worse so they don’t have to pay workers more or rich don’t have to pay taxes. There is no shame who gets hurt.
Yep. Idiots will blame Biden for his FDA literally removing contaminated formula off the shelves and saving the lives of countless babies. It's not like generations of babies weren't raised on cowmilk and rice cereal. Your baby will be fine without formula, but your baby won't be fine if it was poisoned by a formula manufacturer. Complaining about a lack of supply when the supply would have potentially killed your baby is insanity.
This a global issue, in New Zealand and formula has been out for milk intolerant babies for months. I was lucky my boy was over 12 month when it got really bad. I gave my cans to others who had babies who are under 12 months, I will continue to do this to help
One of the issues that needs more focus is that there shouldn't be a monopoly on which companies can produce baby formula. That is the problem. ONE factory going off-line should not impact the baby formula food supply this badly. Large corporations have way too much power in the U.S.
Why don't some neighboring states donate some formula to the states that are struggling? That might buy the government some time to get formula to the states that are struggling. We are the United States of America. We're in this together.
Did FDA really had no one else that could do the interview? This commissioner looks like he's bored and sick of all this and couldn't care less. There is ZERO worry in his voice (I'm guess he doesn't have to drive around 4-5 hours for a can of formula).
@Bobby Sherridan Trump's trade deal hiked tarrifs on baby formula. There was a recall and now we don't have as much imports due to the tarrifs and you want to blame Biden. 🤦♂️
@Bobby Sherridan We have a shortage due to a recall genius. It was made worse because we weren't importing it. You really don't care about fixing the problem do you?
@Bobby Sherridan you clearly don't care about the facts and just want to blame Biden despite there being nothing he did to cause the issue. Edit. I see you're a 4 day old troll account. Sorry for wasting my time.
You can thank “Ole Folks” Reagan for the mess. He decided not to oppose corporate monopoly in this country and allow businesses to clean up on artificially created shortages.
“We”? You lactate Mr. Lewis? If you’ve never breast fed perhaps speak to women in your life who have. It’s not as simple as men try to make it sound. It can take months to build a proper supply, and often results in mastitis and high fevers. It’s not magical or easy, and some women can’t due to mandatory medication they take.
A country can creat and produce the top high technologies in the world but is also shortage of daily supplies 😅 USA did enjoy the cheap labours of Asia and the third countries too much that's why you're always maddnes in daily goods 😄
Abbott Laboratories/pharmaceuticals tests that were done all came back negative, I believe no connection was found. Yet FDA kept them shut down. ( But you would have to research Abbott pharmaceuticals to find the information.) Should baby food/nutrition be in the hands of corporations? This seems to leave parents/families helpless, doesnt it?
I have a 10 month old and i need formula she needs the special formula for her being born to early she was a preemie who cares about anything else put the formula back on the shelf for our babies to eat they come before us
I have twins 👶🏻👶🏻 & I cannot find any of their formula (Enfamil Neuro Pro EnfaCare for premature babies) anywhere here in my area in FL. I have family in GA, SC & NC looking also and nothing near any of them 😭🍼 I'm literally down to 4 cans between the 2 of them and that will not last more than a few days. I'm freaking out and driving all day to different cities/stores searching for it with 2 babies in the car. I really pray and hope that stores get more stock in ASAP and the government get something done ASAP! 🙏🍼 I wish I could have stuck with the breastfeeding but my body wasn't producing milk like it should have even with help so I had to go the formula route 😫 If any anyone has an Enfamil Neuro Pro EnfaCare premie formula please write me on this comment 🙏 🤞👶🏻👶🏻🍼😭💔
I’m so sorry, I live in Dc Maryland and it’s a shortage here as well for the same milk. My granddaughter was breastfeed but she’s older now and my daughter did that for half of her life then her milk dried up, my son-in-law and I would run everywhere to find the milk she needed. She’s eating homemade natural foods now. Some store brought some homemade. Please let me know if I could do anything to help you and your babies.
@@deenice5444 ty do much for reaching out. My cousin was able to find 2 cans at a cvs in Miami last night on instaCart so she's going to mail them out today so that's a big help 🙏 please keep us and all the parents in need in your prayers 🙏 ❤️
Just scary! This is disgusting that we can’t or won’t break through all the red tape to get this resolved not weeks from now, not next week, but this week!!
In my area and big county, certain types are short but not formula for any parents not picky. Gerber is well stocked and similac advanced formula. Thousands of those cans. Some babies take specific formula which can be hard.
@@SUGAR_XYLER This isn’t about me. I don’t have a baby and not pregnant. This is statement in my area that can be read by parents. I just happen to be in a supply group for my big area so people are helping each other by sharing formula photos at the stores. Contraception access is horrible in some areas they just want abstinence only until marriage and sex after marriage would be for childbirth only.
This is so messed up my wife and I had to go to five stores to get my daughters formula it really hard to drive around wasting gas looking for something that should be everywhere my daughter need a special formula so it hitting us hard
They better hurry. The saddest thing is to die of starvation, especially children and infants. It's harsh but it is the reality. No mom should go through that!
No woman should be having children right with the condition the world is in and it hasn't gotten better. Only one I feel bad for is the kid because they didn't ask to be born. These "moms" are stupid as hell for being selfish enough to bring a child in this world.
Sheeps milk is more digestible to babies the reason particular people do not want the babies to drink sheeps milk is because of the protein and vitamimes yet if the newborn infant and amd infants vitamines are given & the sheeps milk is pasteurized I still don't see why the baby would have sheeps milk *
What a horrendous thing to say. Millions of women cannot produce despite “being hand picked from god to have breast.” This is an extremely weak argument
@@DD-ss2cx I know it can be challenging to produce milk or some cannot for medical reason I’ve been there but what I’m saying is that I am thankful I was able too for 2 months. I didn’t say anything that was disrespectful you just misunderstood. But to each there own.
Hey, is there a cow's milk shortage? All the babies of The Greatest Generation (WW2) grew up on baby bottled cow's milk. The more recent Whiniest Generation were formula babies.
They are not ahead of the situation. If they were, this would not have happened. They are far behind in fact and ask any parent with a formula drinking infant.
Get back to the basics! Mash up those carrots and peas.......give them oatmeal, wheat cereals, corn porridge, breast milk or almond milk. Get those juicers going and make your own juices! It's not brain surgery! My mom ate regular food and mashed up fruits. Ask your grandmothers and fathers what they ate. Be well!
I noticed, which is normal for ABC, you did not mention the government stockpile of formula at various warehouses down at the border. Very big big stockpile.
@@videodude2010 and how is that racism. Lmao. It is a stockpile. Lmao. Do you think all Americans no matter what color are affected by this. You comment like a fool.
I went last night to every damn store here in San antonio to find the formula my 3 month old needs. I ddnt find it I'm crying. My milk supply is very low and he is still very hungry he's crying and I'm crying it breaks my heart to know that he's crying because he's hungry.. idont know what to do.
What was feed to kids back in the 1800 and 1950.. woman need to eat more healthy so baby can get back to Brest.... facts government need to do better.. all country should have baby formula factory in Thier own country... country need to fix supply chain asap...
And yet the fda has “time” to change the definition of what constitutes Milk, on behalf of Dairy industry lobbyist. Great to see that agency has. It’s priorities in check.
Things get bad when suddenly the ingredients you need to make something is not as available as before . And as people are experiencing from gas and diesel .Those things cause everything to go higher in price . And with trucks and trains and cargo ships all running on diesel .Things get really bad. The U.S uses 122 million gallons of diesel a day just in the U.S . It's why it keeps going up .And almost 7 dollars a gallon . Now a baby formula problem on top of everything else . Hopefully the other countries can help with it .
Why? For gosh sakes what do you think ur parents grandparents great grandparents were fed? Its the pharmecuetical companies who make it trying to scare u....if u realize how much cheaper it is to make they go under. Come on ladies. Think about it. Omg. Starve your baby or make your own formula grandma used. Its not rocket science.
I'm sorry weeks isn't an option my little girl has a allergy to milk protein and similic alliument is wrecking havoc on her I just wonder if it ment someone wasn't doing thier job
Desperate huh? Sounds like a great time to make some major cash. I could be convinced to sell and ship some for the discounted price of only $2,000 per can plus $100 for shipping and handling.
The recipe calls for 13 ounces of evaporated milk, 20 ounces of water, and 2 level teaspoons of Karo syrup to be heated together and divided into 6 bottles. The ..
Payments to reelection committees of the previous occupant to obstruct the importation of approved baby formula so it only relies on two factories in the US.
Some babies have allergies to their mothers milk. Some mothers are on life saving medication that isn’t safe for babies to get in breast milk. It’s not a simple issue.
@@thrivingonabudget8833 Both of which are quite rare. Theres very few meds that cant be taken while breastfeeding and genuine allergies to breastmilk are also very rare. Usually the mother can tweak her diet if needed for most allergies
@@ShanKayV literally everything you’re saying is assumed, not based off of studies or medical facts. If you lack compassion for mothers and babies with medical conditions then just say that. Be honest and say you don’t care about things that don’t directly apply to you but don’t invent information.
“Most medicines are safe to take while breastfeeding because only a very small amount passes into breast milk and will not affect the baby. Breastfeeding mothers rarely have to stop breastfeeding because they are taking medicines. However, it is important you get advice from your doctor or pharmacist”
@@thrivingonabudget8833 “Can babies be allergic to breastmilk?” The answer? No, the natural breastmilk proteins are so mild that they just don’t provoke allergies in babies. However, here’s the big BUT. Babies can be allergic to foods that you eat…tiny bits of which can sneak into your milk!”
Hmm, maybe Abbot should have spent some of that $3 billion on properly maintaining their unsanitary factory rather than buying back their own stock. Capitalism at its finest.
OK have they said why? Why the companies aren't making the formulas? Have there been deaths because of bad formula. Is it made in Russia? IM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE IS A SHORTAGE?? Are there no plants in the US?
Can’t find my daughters formula anywhere and I usually find it in the same Walmart now it’s nonexistent and people are charging fucking $200 for formula… wtf is this bro.
There's a ton of huge mistakes that must have been made for us to get to this point... I know the run on toilet paper was sort of a joke, but this is for keeping babies alive and healthy, y'all. Let's get it together immediately.
Biden is sending it to the border jumpers
They should make sure white babies get their formula 1st
We (and many, many other countries worldwide) get most of the products from China. And China has a 0% tolerance regarding Covid-19. That means that the Chinese production companies are producing much, much less products. So the pandemic mainly, but also the Russia war caused shortages, supply chain disruptions, gas prices sky rocking, ect.
They need to get it together. Let US prepare for ourselves because They don’t give a crap about our children
Keep your legs together and you wouldn't have this problem!
Tired of hearing “oh it’s dangerous to make formula at home” yes it’s also dangerous to let your infant starve to death. How are you going to tell a desperate mom who is on her last can of formula and can’t formula she needs for her baby to not make it herself, maybe it won’t have the nutrients the baby needs but still better then the baby getting 0 nutrients. Hell give parents a right now solution because these babies can’t wait weeks!!!!
No its not Danger sir, our black moms use to use Pet Evaorated milk with 1c can of boiled water, 1 can pet milk and about 2 teaspoons of Karo clear Syrup for taste and mix well and you all babies well love drinking this and they get kinda fat looking healtier Too than formula, and its cheaper too than formula try this and you all Black babies will be just fine sir.. blacks, we cant listen to whites they want us blacks down as i no u all can see..bye
and they been recalling most baby formula ok bye again.
Well when I was growing up my mom sure made my little sisters formula with Pet Milk and Carnation and they are fine. No this is all about control. Just another part of their plan to tell us what to do. I have a 4 month old great grandaughter and if push comes to shove I will make her some formula before we let her starve to death!! Our so called leader's are pathetic just pathetic bunch of evil demons. GOD HELP US ALL.
@@saundrarichardson6915 They sure did. My mom made my little sister's and they turned out fine. Of course they gonna say it's dangerous to make your own, they want to control us.
@@cynthiaparris7549 and our money..
My sister is currently going through this. She has a 5 month old. Every time I go to the store I immediately check to see if there’s any formula
I swear the media made things worse. Similac called for a complete recall in February, and there's been a shortage since then. However the last month or so things were getting better UNTIL the media started covering the shortage. I'm pretty certain people are hoarding now....
yup, and it is also giving these companies the greenlight to raise prices!
Thing is Similac did not call a complete recall. They called recall on certain batches of their formula produced together I'm assuming on the same day. There's a way to find if they are on recall or not. But of course people panicked and assumed it was all Similac. I use Similac. Can only find my baby's formula in bottles. She's four months old. She is no where near being without and she eats so much. I felt I was stocking up but she goes through them so fast that it's crazy how fast the "stash" goes. I have bought formula for my friend. Her baby can only have plant based due to milk allergy. I have it. Whenever she needs it it's here for her baby. Some are hoarding. That is true. But if I know someone near me needs some I'll gladly give them some. We're in this together. We should be helping each other rather than depleting other parents of the food their babies need.
@@Kiara-xh3he Supply and demand sometimes bites you in the ass.
@@ZombieMan1997 My daughter began feeding my granddaughter solid food at 6 months old. Some sort of new way of feeding babies. She still took formula at night for a bit but pretty much was on solid food from 6 months on. She's almost 2 now and doing great.
Politicians are reacting to the public's response to this problem when they should have been doing something a long time ago.
Like what? Stockpile baby formula? You realize that that is a _corporate_ decision, and was not considered because it did not have the greatest potential for profit (just-in-time inventory control). So as usual, the private sector is to blame.
Abbot had contaminants in their production. If it wasn't for a whistle blower, American babies heath were in jepority. They cased this mess. Not a supply chain or government issue.
@@ConvictedFelon2024 Maybe you need to do a little research. The FDA shut down 40% of production in February. The last 3 months was the stockpile. The FDA and the Biden Admin hosed this up. They knew they were shutting down 40% of production and did nothing about it. THEY should have lined up Formula with other suppliers (other Countries) and had the paperwork ready to sign to allow the use of it when they shut the plant(s) down. Biden Admin totally at fault and totally incompetent.
Exactly. Paid Maternal leave Now for American mothers
@@sometimescharlotte5243 Why?
My question is this: Can BOTH parties work together on this? The BLAME GAME must stop.
The reason is you Americans did enjoy too much and too long time in the cheap labours of Asia and the poor countries . That's why you're always shortage shortage of daily supplies😊
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It's exhausting
The Democrats owns the show. They got for control of the government body... who's to blame?
Biden is GIVING it to border jumpers
I know many Moms are pumping extra milk and donating to milk banks. I would like to see a report about how Moms can access those milk banks.
There’s local facebook pages specifically for donating and receiving breast milk
Me too
They charge $5 an oz. A baby eats in average 24oz of milk a day. Not all moms have $120 a day to feed their children.
I am breastfeeding and reaching out to my friends that need formula to donate directly to them.
If the FDA would regularly be doing their job, the plant would not have been shut down in the 1st place. Get the heck on the phone and get formula that is safely made from dependable countries -- have the instructions translated and printed up, and given out with the product. DO IT NOW.
The fda is too busy approving clot shots for babies
Cow's milk is it's not healthy for babies but the ingredients in the toxic cocktail is...
Trump renegotiated the NAFTA agreement a few years ago which included a ban on importing fomula from countries like Canada to promote american made products. Even if you renegotiated it to fix that. It would take time for Canadian producers to ramp up as they slowed production since they cant sell to US anymore.
@S D There are only 3 major producers of formula in the US. One is shutdown due to bacterial infection at their plant. How is it manufactured? Are you saying they planted the bacteria? How would you prevent it? Over 50% of formula is sold through WIC program. Each state has contracts to only buy from one company exclusively. Which is why the shortage isn't bad in certain states compared to others. Plenty of formula yesterday at the stores in my state. It depends on which company your state has a contract with. The correct word is "moot" not "mute". Learn correct english before you look like an even bigger idiot next time. How are you possibly this dumb and still alive?
Dude deleted his comment cause he got rekt. LOL such snowflakes.
@@dn215 We need baby formula, among other things, to be made in America for America.
The MEN who are like just breastfeed hurt my head. No, it doesn't turn on or off like a faucet. And moms do dry out. I dried out. It happens. MEN need to get educated on this.
Women need an education in contraception ‼️
@@SUGAR_XYLER my kids were planned.
@K L it's the same men who get horrified at the moms who have to breastfeed in public and expect them to hide in a dirty bathroom to feed their babies.
If men think it's so easy, hand the crying baby to them and snap at him to whip it out and feed them. When he can't, say "Yeah, it isn't so easy, is it, 'honey'?".
I did as well, my children are grown now and I’m sorry for all the lives that this will impact.
And people will panic buy and further the crisis. I'm in my last trimester and I'm hoping my milk supply will be enough, if not I'm hoping this issue will be resolved within the next few months.
This FDA Commissioner looks SO DULL keeps stupidly saying "we'll make an announcement" WHERE was the announcement BEFORE they shut the Abbott plant in Jan?! Why didn't they import from Q1 instead of rushing to import now!
Its a shame the FREE WORLD is begging for gas, oil, wheat and baby food
Thank the people you voted for.
@@kisht7469 yep. Only in Bidens America would American babies be left without formula while illegals and their ten babies each eat it all up
@@kisht7469 I did not vote for them. Sorry.
My grandmother who died 30 years ago , said you’re welcome. LGB
@@kisht7469 This is a result of 3 companies controlling almost the entire baby food market and then 1 of those companies producing baby food that was so bacteria ridden it caused 2 babies to die. Add to that COVID supply chain disruptions and the fact that Trump's renegotiated NAFTA (USMCA) makes it near impossible for Canada to import baby formula into the US and there you go.
I'm sorry that the ripples of the last guy's incompetence is still hurting people.
I'm shocked that the news hasn't blamed this on the war in Ukraine like gas and groceries
Well when it's the company's fault, you can't blame it on war
I saw a post where a lady says she has no problem with getting her formula from Canada. She goes somewhere to the bottom of the Amazon page and changes the country from US To Canada! They deliver right to her door. God bless!
My niece told me if you use a VPN to go to Amazon Australia, it is fairly easy. Canada, not Australia, my apologies.
I've been buying formula like crazy and sending it the Ukraine! Those babies are in a war zone! God bless 🙌.
@@DaleSandusky CAn't fault you for that. Bless You!
@@kennethgregory3200 I can, what happened to America first? We can save the world later, right now we need saving.
@@blnunya6689 are you telling me how to spend my money? You sound like Bernie sanders.
Should have focused on this before sending money to the Ukraine. Also the irony after the Roe V Wade leak sounds like the US cannot even handle the “domestic supply of infants” that are here already therefore even more of an argument not to over turn it.
Yes!
Right we're so busy taking care of other countries & look @ ours, parents scrambling to feed their babies
Agreed
Paid Maternal leave For American mothers now
Hey America. To many monopoly company s. Period. Baby formula, grocery , Health care,. Oil industry,. Amazon, Walmart, toilet tissue. What due you expect
We have science censorship in this country. Trusted mass media outlets could interview experts in pediatric nutrition to ask how parents could safely make comparable baby formulas instead they avoid doing anything that would hurt megacorporate market interests. Leaving some parents either to starve their baby or risk killing their baby by using bad information. It is sickening.
What did babies eat before there was formula?
Ok! Fake breast milk can't be healthy. Find a wet nurse or try Carnation milk. This is bogus and political ‼️‼️
Google it
@@tomkrzysiak9852 It was rhetorical.🤣
They died because they could not digest food or even breast milk
Our relatives children would eat rice after they were 6 months. Why Americans can't cooking children rice but just shouting shouting of no formula😑
Our babies don't deserve this, its disgusting at how the prices were raised on Amazon as well. some moms don't have weeks of a supply. middle of July is what I was told from someone in the government position! I'm up in Washington State, it just started over here last week. Mom's Please don't hoard, take what ur babies need and leave some for the next.
Paid maternal leave for American mothers Now
“How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.” ~Matthew 24:19
The pregnant and nursing moms aren't in trouble. Its the current formula fed babies. My baby is 5 months and thank God solely nursing. So we don't have an issue
I thought about that scripture.
I have been telling friends this verse! Thank you
Paid maternal leave for American mothers would solve this
Do any parents need assistance with finding formula on here?
A few weeks ago it was hard but not this bad. Right now I feel like people may be hoarding it like toilet paper.
I agree and feel the same!! Things wre starting to get a little BETTER until things blew up all over the media. Now we're back to where we were in February.
Oh they are. I'm on a pregnancy group board and we're due in November. There are American mother's on there posting about 'stocking up' on formula because they don't trust there will be formula for them by the time their baby is born.
I'm in Canada, we started importing formula from the UK and Germany in February to head off a shortage once it looked like there was going to be a shortage. The US is a bit slow to react because the conversation started in November 2021 in Canada.
Biden admin is too incompetent to solve this in any short time period. Can you blame a Mom for keeping her kid alive?
@@runningfromabear8354Tell them, from me: That they are incredibly selfish.
I have a baby here and NOW that can only drink GentleEase.
There needs to be a regulation that they can only buy 2 at a time.
So, they want to stock up for the baby that's not even here yet, who's living off of them: So, that babies that are already here can starve to death.
I would LOVE to know the name of this group you are in so I can give them a piece of my mind.
You guys are way off.
People need to stop blaming mothers for not breast feeding. Feeding children is never easy & some physically can't.
What did people use before baby formula? We've existed for millions of years without chemical formulas. Maybe, there is some goats milk somewhere.
Go online...recipe for baby formula in the 50s...easy peasy. Cost a lot less Also. But the formula companies won't like u taking away their profits lol
I know right?!! I was fed a combo of breast milk, rice soup, or any dry powdered milk drink Nido or Bear Brand as a baby. I'm 57 now & doing ok. I find the panic funny...
Border crisis, high gas prices, high food prices, no food for babies, rampant gun violence nation wide; you have to love this administration.
I love this administration. I swear big business is trying their best to make it worse so they don’t have to pay workers more or rich don’t have to pay taxes. There is no shame who gets hurt.
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Are you serious? Are you aware that Trumply Republicans wrote the tax code that shifts burden from the wealthy onto the back of working families?
Yep. Idiots will blame Biden for his FDA literally removing contaminated formula off the shelves and saving the lives of countless babies. It's not like generations of babies weren't raised on cowmilk and rice cereal. Your baby will be fine without formula, but your baby won't be fine if it was poisoned by a formula manufacturer. Complaining about a lack of supply when the supply would have potentially killed your baby is insanity.
The "rich" pay the vast majority of federal taxes paid in this country. Are you part of the 47% who pay 0 in federal taxes?
This a global issue, in New Zealand and formula has been out for milk intolerant babies for months. I was lucky my boy was over 12 month when it got really bad. I gave my cans to others who had babies who are under 12 months, I will continue to do this to help
One of the issues that needs more focus is that there shouldn't be a monopoly on which companies can produce baby formula. That is the problem. ONE factory going off-line should not impact the baby formula food supply this badly. Large corporations have way too much power in the U.S.
Did anyone hear that they found out where all those baby formulas were located and they are all at the southern boarders.
Why don't some neighboring states donate some formula to the states that are struggling? That might buy the government some time to get formula to the states that are struggling. We are the United States of America. We're in this together.
Let's get paid maternal leave finally in usa
Did FDA really had no one else that could do the interview? This commissioner looks like he's bored and sick of all this and couldn't care less. There is ZERO worry in his voice (I'm guess he doesn't have to drive around 4-5 hours for a can of formula).
I've been buying formula like crazy and sending it the Ukraine! Those babies are in a war zone! God bless 🙌.
@@DaleSandusky You're a loon.
@@DaleSandusky you realize that babies here at home can’t eat because they can’t find any right? That’s incredibly stupid and selfish
Our government is so out of touch with reality. No reason in 2022 in the United States Of America that we are going through this
@Bobby Sherridan Agreed! No one who supports Brandon can name one thing he’s done where we’re better off. NADA!
@Bobby Sherridan Trump's trade deal hiked tarrifs on baby formula. There was a recall and now we don't have as much imports due to the tarrifs and you want to blame Biden. 🤦♂️
@Bobby Sherridan We have a shortage due to a recall genius. It was made worse because we weren't importing it. You really don't care about fixing the problem do you?
@Bobby Sherridan Many countries have stricter guidelines and no there wasn't a shortage before that.
@Bobby Sherridan you clearly don't care about the facts and just want to blame Biden despite there being nothing he did to cause the issue.
Edit. I see you're a 4 day old troll account. Sorry for wasting my time.
Can't these be ordered from the UK? I can't remember the name of the company but they supposedly make the best in the world.
Canada has formula that can be ordered
Germany makes a very good organic formula that has higher standards than in the US. This is corporate obstructionism.
You can thank “Ole Folks” Reagan for the mess. He decided not to oppose corporate monopoly in this country and allow businesses to clean up on artificially created shortages.
You can also blame people are buying way too much. Taking up a whole shelf of formula. Those people are the selfish ones in this era.
… I’m confused …. Don’t we have the ability to do this thing called breast feeding ?
Not every woman has the ability though
“We”? You lactate Mr. Lewis? If you’ve never breast fed perhaps speak to women in your life who have. It’s not as simple as men try to make it sound. It can take months to build a proper supply, and often results in mastitis and high fevers. It’s not magical or easy, and some women can’t due to mandatory medication they take.
Just an excuse to raise prices
A country can creat and produce the top high technologies in the world but is also shortage of daily supplies 😅
USA did enjoy the cheap labours of Asia and the third countries too much that's why you're always maddnes in daily goods 😄
In philippines if no baby milk or shortage of milk. Just to survive we used mix of water rice with less milk.
Abbott Laboratories/pharmaceuticals tests that were done all came back negative, I believe no connection was found. Yet FDA kept them shut down. ( But you would have to research Abbott pharmaceuticals to find the information.) Should baby food/nutrition be in the hands of corporations? This seems to leave parents/families helpless, doesnt it?
Who screwed up, Abbott Labs or Slow Joe's idiot bureaucrats ???
I have a 10 month old and i need formula she needs the special formula for her being born to early she was a preemie who cares about anything else put the formula back on the shelf for our babies to eat they come before us
Should have used contraception and you wouldn't have this problem ‼️ Bye 🖐
Biden shipped the baby formula overseas and to Mexico 🤔
Bahaha get informed 😂
@@AL-mc9ht he is informed.
@@bobcob3362 LaShell is a he?
@@AL-mc9ht We get it, you're happy babies are starving. Cannot wait until shelves are empty for you.
I have twins 👶🏻👶🏻 & I cannot find any of their formula (Enfamil Neuro Pro EnfaCare for premature babies) anywhere here in my area in FL. I have family in GA, SC & NC looking also and nothing near any of them 😭🍼
I'm literally down to 4 cans between the 2 of them and that will not last more than a few days. I'm freaking out and driving all day to different cities/stores searching for it with 2 babies in the car.
I really pray and hope that stores get more stock in ASAP and the government get something done ASAP! 🙏🍼 I wish I could have stuck with the breastfeeding but my body wasn't producing milk like it should have even with help so I had to go the formula route 😫
If any anyone has an Enfamil Neuro Pro EnfaCare premie formula please write me on this comment 🙏 🤞👶🏻👶🏻🍼😭💔
@K L Bless for trying to help. I'm sitting here in Europe and just hitting my head as to how to help.
@K L it's a teal blue colored EnfaCare by enfamil... ive never had anything else because they are premie
I’m so sorry, I live in Dc Maryland and it’s a shortage here as well for the same milk. My granddaughter was breastfeed but she’s older now and my daughter did that for half of her life then her milk dried up, my son-in-law and I would run everywhere to find the milk she needed. She’s eating homemade natural foods now. Some store brought some homemade. Please let me know if I could do anything to help you and your babies.
@@deenice5444 ty do much for reaching out. My cousin was able to find 2 cans at a cvs in Miami last night on instaCart so she's going to mail them out today so that's a big help 🙏 please keep us and all the parents in need in your prayers 🙏 ❤️
It might not be much, but if you can get them to the doctors, they might provide formula you need.
Just scary! This is disgusting that we can’t or won’t break through all the red tape to get this resolved not weeks from now, not next week, but this week!!
Third World Socialist Country. Just what the Dem's wanted.
It so sad for all the babies that have to go through all of these with no milk enough. I hope we get the supplies back in the shelves soon. 🙏
In my area and big county, certain types are short but not formula for any parents not picky. Gerber is well stocked and similac advanced formula. Thousands of those cans. Some babies take specific formula which can be hard.
Cry more....use contraception and you won't have these problems! BYE 👋
@@SUGAR_XYLER This isn’t about me. I don’t have a baby and not pregnant. This is statement in my area that can be read by parents. I just happen to be in a supply group for my big area so people are helping each other by sharing formula photos at the stores. Contraception access is horrible in some areas they just want abstinence only until marriage and sex after marriage would be for childbirth only.
We did it, Joe. We did it!
This is so messed up my wife and I had to go to five stores to get my daughters formula it really hard to drive around wasting gas looking for something that should be everywhere my daughter need a special formula so it hitting us hard
Cry !!!!! Cryyyyyy!
Yes, but at least gas is cheap....oops, nevermind.
I’m so sorry
They better hurry. The saddest thing is to die of starvation, especially children and infants. It's harsh but it is the reality. No mom should go through that!
There is a thing called contraception....use it ‼️
No woman should be having children right with the condition the world is in and it hasn't gotten better. Only one I feel bad for is the kid because they didn't ask to be born. These "moms" are stupid as hell for being selfish enough to bring a child in this world.
@@SUGAR_XYLER Not when someone is trying to start a family!
The first mom looked like she smokes a lot of cigarettes🥱
Sheeps milk is more digestible to babies the reason particular people do not want the babies to drink sheeps milk is because of the protein and vitamimes yet if the newborn infant and amd infants vitamines are given & the sheeps milk is pasteurized I still don't see why the baby would have sheeps milk *
Yes our God is a miracle worker for creating us women to be able to produce milk for our little ones. ❤️
What a horrendous thing to say. Millions of women cannot produce despite “being hand picked from god to have breast.” This is an extremely weak argument
@@DD-ss2cx I know it can be challenging to produce milk or some cannot for medical reason I’ve been there but what I’m saying is that I am thankful I was able too for 2 months. I didn’t say anything that was disrespectful you just misunderstood. But to each there own.
Hey, is there a cow's milk shortage? All the babies of The Greatest Generation (WW2) grew up on baby bottled cow's milk. The more recent Whiniest Generation were formula babies.
This is good leadership be ahead of this situation so mothers wouldn't have to go through this.
They are not ahead of the situation. If they were, this would not have happened. They are far behind in fact and ask any parent with a formula drinking infant.
there were never formula shortages until men started getting pregnant
This has nothing to do with the shortage
I've been avoiding buying special formulas due to the shortage but it's getting to the point where that's all I can find
Make it. Seriously. Make it.
No shortages of this product in Russia.
Some moms are donating their breastmilk for those in need. The shortage of baby formula is likely due to... I can't say.
It's most likely due to people reselling it
Get back to the basics! Mash up those carrots and peas.......give them oatmeal, wheat cereals, corn porridge, breast milk or almond milk. Get those juicers going and make your own juices! It's not brain surgery! My mom ate regular food and mashed up fruits. Ask your grandmothers and fathers what they ate. Be well!
Why is the FDA in charge of getting the formula on to shelves?
Paid maternity leave. Now
I noticed, which is normal for ABC, you did not mention the government stockpile of formula at various warehouses down at the border. Very big big stockpile.
Your racism is showing YT
@@videodude2010 and how is that racism. Lmao. It is a stockpile. Lmao. Do you think all Americans no matter what color are affected by this. You comment like a fool.
This should NEVER happen!!! Get it together
I went last night to every damn store here in San antonio to find the formula my 3 month old needs. I ddnt find it I'm crying. My milk supply is very low and he is still very hungry he's crying and I'm crying it breaks my heart to know that he's crying because he's hungry.. idont know what to do.
Go to the kids doctor if you can, they might have some or samples at least.
Maybe hospitals shouldn't be slashing lactation staff to help mom's and babies breastfeed during a national formula crisis?
It's on the stores to limit the sale per person.
What was feed to kids back in the 1800 and 1950.. woman need to eat more healthy so baby can get back to Brest.... facts government need to do better.. all country should have baby formula factory in Thier own country... country need to fix supply chain asap...
Formula has been around for 100 years. But the children requiring specialized formulas died back then.
UPDATE! they solved the formula crisis. All formula was "accidentally" shipped to the Texas Border
And yet the fda has “time” to change the definition of what constitutes Milk, on behalf of Dairy industry lobbyist. Great to see that agency has. It’s priorities in check.
I’m ashamed of my government
Things get bad when suddenly the ingredients you need to make something is not as available as before . And as people are experiencing from gas and diesel .Those things cause everything to go higher in price . And with trucks and trains and cargo ships all running on diesel .Things get really bad. The U.S uses 122 million gallons of diesel a day just in the U.S . It's why it keeps going up .And almost 7 dollars a gallon . Now a baby formula problem on top of everything else . Hopefully the other countries can help with it .
No shortage, Diesel prices to high to truck to Walmart. They want to Eliminate middle man order direct from Amazon etc
It might be a very bad idea to make your own formula but if they can’t find it what else are they supposed to do
Why? For gosh sakes what do you think ur parents grandparents great grandparents were fed? Its the pharmecuetical companies who make it trying to scare u....if u realize how much cheaper it is to make they go under. Come on ladies. Think about it. Omg. Starve your baby or make your own formula grandma used. Its not rocket science.
I'm sorry weeks isn't an option my little girl has a allergy to milk protein and similic alliument is wrecking havoc on her I just wonder if it ment someone wasn't doing thier job
Desperate huh? Sounds like a great time to make some major cash. I could be convinced to sell and ship some for the discounted price of only $2,000 per can plus $100 for shipping and handling.
I hope you are joking
@@solayrerivera7771 Likely joking. He's referencing how some scummy people will money-scalp over this and take advantage of desperate parents.
Baby Formula out cry, In the 1800's did they have baby formula?
I know. Corporations just made the 'special formula' for profit and people are brainwashed.
here in europe there is SO much... I wonder why we can't help..
The recipe calls for 13 ounces of evaporated milk, 20 ounces of water, and 2 level teaspoons of Karo syrup to be heated together and divided into 6 bottles. The ..
Not all mothers can breast feed
What can a baby have as a safe alternative to baby formula? Idk I'm single and I don't want to ask my mom lol
Jen Psuki says “call your doctor”. Apparently doctors now make formula lol!
Spoke to my doctor even he said there’s no way to help… they are full of it!
Create a problem, find the solution.
Think about how babies back in 100+ year plus how they survived without these formula.
Stop having annoying kids
Why do women think its the perfect time to pop them out? The world is a mess
Your mothers should have done the same two less idiots in the world
Some one should’ve told your mom that jk
@@adriennemarie68 exactly!
Because they're selfish idiots 🤦♀️
You are whats wrong with this world.
Please do something now how would you like it if you was hungry and we took your food away baby need formula they come first to eat then you
Maybe prioritize for babies that absolutely can’t get/take breast milk…?
Other countries arent having this problem. Sloppy Incompetence.
Payments to reelection committees of the previous occupant to obstruct the importation of approved baby formula so it only relies on two factories in the US.
So the factory that couldn't make good formula is now going to ramp up production?
I don't get it. If there is a shortage of formula, go natural.
Or is there a shortage of human mammary gland also?
Some babies have allergies to their mothers milk. Some mothers are on life saving medication that isn’t safe for babies to get in breast milk. It’s not a simple issue.
@@thrivingonabudget8833 Both of which are quite rare. Theres very few meds that cant be taken while breastfeeding and genuine allergies to breastmilk are also very rare. Usually the mother can tweak her diet if needed for most allergies
@@ShanKayV literally everything you’re saying is assumed, not based off of studies or medical facts. If you lack compassion for mothers and babies with medical conditions then just say that. Be honest and say you don’t care about things that don’t directly apply to you but don’t invent information.
“Most medicines are safe to take while breastfeeding because only a very small amount passes into breast milk and will not affect the baby. Breastfeeding mothers rarely have to stop breastfeeding because they are taking medicines. However, it is important you get advice from your doctor or pharmacist”
@@thrivingonabudget8833 “Can babies be allergic to breastmilk?” The answer? No, the natural breastmilk proteins are so mild that they just don’t provoke allergies in babies. However, here’s the big BUT. Babies can be allergic to foods that you eat…tiny bits of which can sneak into your milk!”
They are going to import formula? Umm no
I can't breastfeed because my medication, I hope I can get it next month.
My grandson needs Similac pro sensitive, powder formula in 2 weeks
This is so hard to hear. I have 2 kids myself. Weeks is too long.
Hmm, maybe Abbot should have spent some of that $3 billion on properly maintaining their unsanitary factory rather than buying back their own stock. Capitalism at its finest.
OK have they said why? Why the companies aren't making the formulas?
Have there been deaths because of bad formula. Is it made in Russia?
IM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE IS A SHORTAGE??
Are there no plants in the US?
There is vegan formula for babies to and juice it for the babies plus vitamines for the babies *
doubt the fda knows too much about breast feeding/formula ingredients.wouldnt touch their advice with 10 ft. pole
Better go boil porridge
Can’t find my daughters formula anywhere and I usually find it in the same Walmart now it’s nonexistent and people are charging fucking $200 for formula… wtf is this bro.
So the company gives their shareholders millions and their equipment has been failing. Babies have been dying from bad formula.
Just make your own formula and this wouldn’t be a problem