MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says the Biden Administration is targeted on ending the newborn method scarcity.
Buttigieg spoke about it Sunday morning on “Face the Nation.”
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“Look, the administration acted from day one after the recall. Taking steps like creating more flexibility for the WIC program to help rebalance the availability of formula in the States. There are more actions that are underway, including looking at imports. But fundamentally, we are here because a company was not able to guarantee that its plant was safe. And that plant has shut down,” he stated.
Across the nation, greater than 43% of all child method merchandise are out of inventory.
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The method scarcity started unfolding months in the past prompted by ongoing provide chain issues.
It worsened in February when Abbott Nutrition recalled three forms of toddler method after 4 infants developed bacterial infections. Two of these infants died.
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The firm shut down its largest plant in Michigan.