Biden to host roundtable with baby formula manufacturers

President Biden is holding a roundtable discussion with baby formula manufacturers as the administration tries to ramp up production and imports of the products.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is holding a roundtable discussion with baby formula manufacturers Wednesday as the administration tries to ramp up production and imports amid a shortage of the products.

The participants will include top executives from Gerber, Perrigo Co., Reckitt, Bubs Australia and ByHeart, a White House official said. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are also expected to join the meeting.

Officials crack down on baby formula price gougingMay 28, 202201:45Biden plans to discuss the steps the administration is taking to increase production through the Defense Production Act and to import formula from abroad, and the executives are expected to provide updates on their efforts to increase the supply of formula in the United States, the official said.  

Last month, Biden announced steps his administration was taking to address the shortage of infant formula, which has gone on for months. He also invoked the Defense Production Act to boost supply, which has allowed the federal government to prioritize key ingredients for formula production and push suppliers to provide needed resources to formula manufacturers ahead of other customers ordering those goods.

The shortage, which started early in the Covid pandemic, was exacerbated in February when the Food and Drug Administration announced it was investigating consumer complaints about powdered baby formulas made by Abbott Nutrition at a facility in Sturgis, Michigan.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-host-roundtable-baby-formula-manufacturers-rcna31387


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