EPISODE · May 16, 2022 · 16 MIN
Why is There a Baby Formula Shortage?
from CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. · host CareTalk Podcast
Send us Fan MailBaby formula is an essential for many parents, but the recent recall by Abbott labs has left them scrambling. The company, which is the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, initiated a recall and closed its Sturgis, Michigan, manufacturing plant after reports of serious bacterial infections in several infants and two deaths. The recall and shutdown has worsened a baby formula shortage among multiple manufacturers, which had been brewing for some time. But what caused the baby formula shortage in the first place? And why is this issue so difficult to solve? John and David have all the details. Watch this episode on YouTube Subscribe to CareTalk on your favorite podcast service:Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2GTYhbN......Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast......Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...... Find us on the web: Follow CareTalk on the Health Podcast NetworkFollow John on TwitterFollow David on Twitter #babyformulashortage #babyformula #abbottlabs #healthcarepodcast #healthcarepolicy #healthcarenews #healthcareindustry #caretalk #babyformularecall #babyformulashortageexplained #nationwidebabyformulashortageSupport the show⚙️CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. is produced by Grippi Media Digital Marketing Consulting.
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Send us Fan Mail Baby formula is an essential for many parents, but the recent recall by Abbott labs has left them scrambling. The company, which is the biggest U.S. supplier of powder infant formula, initiated a recall and closed its Sturgis, Michigan, manufacturing plant after reports of serious bacterial infections in several infants and two deaths. The recall and shutdown has worsened a baby formula shortage among multiple manufacturers, which had been brewing for some time. But what ca...
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