Baby formula supplies dwindle amid widening shortage
CBSN
A nationwide shortage of baby formula is particularly acute in some U.S. states, where parents report going to stores in search of the product only to find empty shelves.
At retailers across the U.S., 43% of the top-selling baby formula products were out of stock as of the week ending May 8, according to the most recent analysis from Datasembly, which tracks baby formula stock at more than 11,000 stores. Formula was even scarcer in six states, where more than half of the top-selling products were missing from stores.
White House press secretary Jenn Psaki on Monday said the Food and Drug Administration is "working around the clock to address any possible shortages" and will look into importing foreign baby formula to meet domestic demand. The FDA said it is working with infant formula manufacturers to boost supplies.

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