A2 infant formula approved to sell in US

The a2 Milk Company has gained regulatory approval to sell its infant formula in the United States after authorities relaxed import rules to counter a nationwide shortage that sent parents scrambling for supplies. The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday local time that a2 Milk’s Stage 1 Platinum Infant Formula for infants up to six months, and its Stage 2 Platinum Follow-on Formula for 6 to 12 months could be sold at major US retail outlets. The company said it is also able to supply its Stage 3 toddler product. The US is facing a shortage of infant formula after Abbott Laboratories, which was the country’s biggest supplier of infant formula powder, recalled its products and closed its Michigan plant in February following reports of bacterial infections in infants who consumed its products.