Glucose syrup, a splash of water and a dab of condensed milk.
In the United States, the recipe that is currently being exchanged on social networks is not used to make pastries, but to replace a basic necessity: breast milk powder.
For several months, the country has been going through a serious shortage of this essential element for babies.
This crisis is hitting people who are already economically fragile harder, who have to find fallback solutions such as breast milk banks, or DIY - Do-It-Yourself - or "home-made".
On social networks such as TikTok, Facebook and other video platforms, many parents share the list of ingredients needed to try to create a substitute for breast milk powders.
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However, these homemade versions represent a health risk for babies.
The Food and Drug Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics have also warned of the dangers of these products, which do not provide the necessary and sufficient nutrients for babies.
In the United States, the infant milk market is held by three companies, which account for 95% of sales.
In this country already plagued by supply and labor difficulties linked to Covid-19, the situation worsened when one of the factories of the manufacturer Abbott, in Michigan, had to close after a product recall.
They were suspected of having caused the death of two infants.
Before Congress, Christopher Calamari, executive director of Abbott Nutrition, apologized to the families.
“We are deeply sorry and are committed to ensuring that a shortage like this never happens again,” he said.
Faced with the gravity of the situation, the State of New York declared a state of emergency, and US President Joe Biden announced the establishment of an airlift with the mobilization of the army to be able to import foreign milk.
A law dating from the Cold War was also invoked to revive milk production in the country.