The Joe Biden Administration announced this Sunday that a second shipment of baby formula from Europe will arrive in the United States in the coming days as part of the 'Fly Formula' operation, with which the Government seeks to deal with the shortage of this special product.
"I have an update on Operation
Fly Formula
. We have secured a second flight to transport Nestle's special infant formula to Pennsylvania," the president wrote on Twitter.
"The flight and trucking will take place in the next few days, and I will continue to keep you posted."
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Operation 'Fly Formula''s First Batch of Baby Formula Arrives in US from Europe
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The announcement comes on the same day that a first flight with a cargo of
78,000 pounds of formula
arrived in Indiana, after Biden launched the operation last week to import this product from abroad.
A shipment of baby formula arrives from Germany at the Indianapolis International Airport on May 22, 2022. AP
Both shipments, the one that arrived this Sunday and the one that the Administration announced for the next few days, come from Germany.
The shipments are being made aboard military aircraft, and are being distributed with the help of FedEx.
The Biden Administration said it seeks to import up to 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of three formulas: Alfamino® Infant, Alfamino® Junior and Gerber Good Start® Extensive HA, all of which are hypoallergenic formulas for children with milk protein allergies. of cow
"These formulations have been prioritized because they have a critical medical purpose and are in short supply in the United States," the White House said in a statement on Sunday.
The imported formula is produced by Nestlé and is being inspected upon arrival, like all imported foods, according to the White House.
This is how the operation will work to normalize the supply of baby formula
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The shortage of special infant formula, which was already in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, became more acute after
the closure of the Abbott Sturgis plant in Michigan
, after federal health officials found a potentially deadly bacteria there. which led to the massive formula recall in February.
The Michigan plant was responsible for producing up to 25% of the baby formula in the United States.
More formula import flights from Europe are expected in the coming days.
