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The US is importing baby formula to help end supply shortage – what parents need to know

  • Written by Steven A. Abrams, Professorof Pediatrics, University of Texas at Austin
imageHopefully not staying empty for much longer.Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)

Industry and federal efforts to alleviate a baby formula shortage in the U.S. are ramping up, with the import of foreign brands supplementing increased domestic production.

It follows a crisis in which mothers, fathers and caregivers across the U.S. have had to scramble...

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