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With the local and nationwide formula shortage expected to last another two to four months, according to Dr. Steven Abrams, a pediatrics professor at The University of Texas at Austin, local experts are providing options for families.

Abbott says it is restarting its plant in Michigan after it was closed because of contamination.

A conversation with “Formula Mom” Mallory Whitmore on how a small number of US producers cornered the infant-formula market and created the conditions for a nationwide meltdown.

Abbott Nutrition said it will still take months to get the product back on the shelves.

Retailers are limiting purchases of baby formula, while customers are struggling to find it at all, amid a shortage tied to a recent recall of Similac and other brands produced by Abbott Nutrition. The recall exacerbated existing formula inventory troubles due to supply chain snarls and ingredient shortages brought on by the pandemic. Now, families in some parts of the country are finding formula tough to come by. Target, Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens and CVS were rationing formula purchases online and in some stores as of Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. This is why some retailers have put in place quantity restrictions.”Consumers are having to “shop around” for formula, Saunders said, searching multiple locations and routinely encountering empty shelves and online out-of-stock messages.

The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that Abbott Laboratories recalled some Similac PM 60/40 cans and cases produced at a Michigan facility, after an infant who was exposed to the powdered baby formula died.

Parents are encouraged to check their formula.

Officials say bacterial contamination has been detected in certain lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare.

The powder formulas were distributed across the country, and possibly exported to other countries, the FDA said.

The powder formulas were distributed across the country, and possibly exported to other countries, the FDA said.

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