The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder.
The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder. In the first week of May, the shortage rate of infant formula in the United States continued to climb to 43%, and even reached more than 50% in some areas. The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder.
The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder 1. Everyone knows that the United States has fallen into a milk powder shortage in recent months. Due to the emergency, the US military dispatched military aircraft to transport milk powder. According to US media reports on May 22nd, a US military transport plane arrived in Indianapolis with 35 tons of infant formula from Germany that day to solve the urgent shortage of American milk powder.
It is understood that before, in order to protect the local dairy giants, the United States has been closing the market to foreign milk powder. Because of industry monopoly, increasingly serious supply chain crisis and various inexplicable reasons, there is a shortage of infant formula milk powder, which drives parents crazy in the United States. In the short term, domestic production cannot solve the problem of supply interruption.
This situation has caused some American families to fall into serious confusion and despair. Some supermarkets have begun to restrict the supply of formula milk powder, while others turn to hospitals for help when they can't buy the milk powder they need. The United States announced on Wednesday that it would use the National Defense Production Law to speed up the production of infant milk powder and authorize the use of military aircraft to import milk powder from abroad.
Some netizens said that the United States is still strong. You can fly things to the United States from anywhere, and there are military bases everywhere. There is a popular saying that America is a paradise for children. I just know now that the heaven is short of food! I don't understand it at all. The United States is also a big cattle-raising country, and even baby milk powder is not enough?
The use of military aircraft to transport baby milk powder in the United States is only a small storm, and the delivery of several sorties is only symbolic. Because the cost is too high, the baby can't eat it. As a result, there is milk powder on the shelf, but the ordinary people can only reach it, so they have to look at the milk powder and sigh. American soldiers have worked hard to steal oil and cut wheat in Syria for three years, but their one-year-old children have no milk powder to drink. It's really ironic It seems that there is a big problem with the supply chain in the United States.
This thing is really weird. Speaking of milk powder brands, aren't they all allies of the United States? Aren't Australia and New Zealand Ansar systems? It can be seen to what extent the manufacturing industry in the lighthouse country has declined. Blindly suppressing other countries, maliciously creating crises, and aggravating world tensions, this situation will continue to develop and will eventually be countered! In the future, America will face more panic and more freedom.
The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder. Robert calif, director of the US Food and Drug Administration, said at the congressional hearing on 19 local time that Abbott, the largest milk powder supplier in the United States, is expected to resume production within two weeks, but the shortage of infant formula is still expected to be alleviated within a few weeks. What caused this "milk powder shortage" incident? How can the United States avoid such incidents from happening again?
Chen Qian, US Consumer News and Business Channel: On the surface, the "milk powder shortage" incident is the shutdown of Abbott's factory, but what is exposed is actually the high monopoly of the industry and the high concentration of production lines. When production stops and recalls occur, supply shortages are inevitable.
In the United States, almost half of the purchase of infant formula is through a social welfare subsidy program called "Special Supplementary Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children", which is run by the government for low-income families. In the United States, four companies currently control 90% of the supply of infant formula in the United States, namely Abbott, Mead Johnson, Garbo and Bailey.
Among these four companies, Bailigao mainly supplies Wal-Mart, CVS, Taji and other large supermarkets. Only Abbott, Mead Johnson and Garbo have signed the cooperation of WIC, and the beneficiaries of WIC can only use the products of designated companies that have signed cooperation with their states.
The baby milk powder produced by Abbott, which has problems in this factory, accounts for 40% of the domestic market in the United States. As a result of this system, half of the families in the United States who need infant formula have no other purchase options.
Laura Modi, CEO of a milk powder company in the United States: Most of the market share is occupied by very few brands. When one of them stops production and the other recalls, there will be a supply gap in the market.
At present, people in the industry call on the government to introduce more measures to break the monopoly of infant formula milk powder enterprises and concentrate on production.
The data shows that in the first week of May, the shortage rate of infant formula in the United States continued to climb to 43%, and even reached more than 50% in some areas. As a result, many infant formula frauds began to appear, and consumers were induced to pay high prices through fraudulent online stores. Obviously, the current "milk powder shortage" has aroused the extreme anxiety of many American parents.
Victoria Montanez, American mother: It's terrible for parents of babies with allergic symptoms. It's impossible for us. We need this specific formula of milk powder to ensure the baby's health.
According to the industry data of Fortune Business Insight, by 2026, the market size of American infant formula will grow to 654.38+003 billion. According to the analysis, to avoid such incidents from happening again, breaking monopoly and concentrating production are the only antidote.
The "milk powder shortage" in the United States continued, and military aircraft were dispatched to transport milk powder 3. An American father named Mike Hjernert drove 1600 kilometers in order to find a suitable formula for his premature daughter. "This is a frustrating, heartbreaking and unnecessary challenge." Yes, Hnat told CNN. Like this father, there are still many American parents who are upset because they can't buy milk powder for their children.
On May 16, local time in Maryland, USA, the milk powder shelves in department stores were vacant, and there was a continuous shortage of infant formula milk powder nationwide.
The US "Stars and Stripes" reported that the US Department of Defense specially dispatched military aircraft to solve the shortage of milk powder. On the morning of 22nd local time, the first batch of air cargo planes carrying 130 boxes of infant formula left Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany and flew to Indiana, USA. The White House said in a previous statement that another 1 14 boxes of milk powder are expected to arrive soon, totaling more than 1.5 million cans of formula milk powder.
On the occasion of this measure, major stores in the United States began to restrict the purchase of formula milk powder, and many brands of milk powder have been out of stock. In addition to buying milk powder from overseas, US President Biden also cited the National Defense Production Act to increase domestic milk powder production.
The US Department of Defense specially dispatched military aircraft to urgently transport the first batch of infant formula from Germany.
Robert ford, CEO of Abbott, the largest milk powder supplier in the United States, published a column in Washington post on 2 1 apologizing for his role in the "milk powder shortage" in the United States.
Ford said in the article that Abbott recalled all formula milk from its factory in sturgis, Michigan, in February, which led to a shortage of milk powder in the country, after US federal health officials found a potentially deadly bacterium in the factory. It is said that 25% of American formula milk powder is produced by this factory.
The US Department of Defense specially dispatched military aircraft to urgently transport the first batch of infant formula from Germany.
Ford said that recalling milk powder was "the right thing to do". He doesn't think we should risk the health of our children. Four babies were hospitalized due to bacterial infection after drinking formula milk powder produced in sturgis factory, and two of them died. "Our first task is to provide safe and high-quality milk powder for babies as soon as possible." Ford said.
Ford also mentioned in the article that Abbott is setting up a $5 million fund to help families caught in the "milk powder shortage". Abbott also transformed the adult nutrition production line of a factory in Columbus, Ohio, "to give priority to the production of ready-to-drink infant formula." Meanwhile, Abbott expects to restart its sturgis factory in the first week of June after reaching an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After the factory is restarted, it is estimated that it will take six to eight weeks for the formula to be put on the shelves.
The US Consumer News and Business Channel (US Consumer News and Business Channel) 2 1 said that just a few hours before Ford published this apology article, US President Biden signed the 2022 Infant Formula Access Agreement during his visit to Asia. The purpose of the bill is to ensure that American families in need can more easily buy infant formula with WIC benefits. WIC is a federal aid program designed to provide special benefits and nutritional supplements for women, babies and children.