The Citizen (KZN)

US defence involved in ‘Operation Fly Formula’ to feed babies

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Washington – The US government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military to ease the major shortage plaguing the country, the White House has said.

The lack of formula – the result of a perfect storm of supply chain issues and a massive recall – has become a political headache for President Joe Biden as midterm elections loom.

The department of defence will “transport products from manufactur­ing facilities abroad that have met Food and Drug Administra­tion safety standards”, the White House said.

“Bypassing regular air freighting routes will speed up the importatio­n and distributi­on of formula,” it said, dubbing the effort “Operation Fly Formula”. –

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