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FDA set to allow sale of foreign baby formula in US, hoping it's the magic bullet to end shortage
USA TODAY via Yahoo NewsForeign-made baby formula could be made available in the U.S. in an attempt to ease the ongoing shortage, the Food and Drug Administration told CNN Monday.
An announcement may come by the end of the day, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told the cable network's Kaitlan Collins in an interview.
Offering this formula in U.S. stores "would have a big effect because we'll have access to a lot more formula from different manufacturers," said Califf.
The imported formula could boost supply so that it's "back to normal" within a few weeks, Califf said.
Califf also provided an update on an Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that was shut down amid a recall earlier this year, helping to cause the formula shortage.
Once Abbott and the FDA reach an agreement on how to reopen the plant and guarantee product safety, he said it should begin shipping formula within two weeks and that the factory would be back up to full speed a few weeks after that.
An announcement may come by the end of the day, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told the cable network's Kaitlan Collins in an interview.
Offering this formula in U.S. stores "would have a big effect because we'll have access to a lot more formula from different manufacturers," said Califf.
The imported formula could boost supply so that it's "back to normal" within a few weeks, Califf said.
Califf also provided an update on an Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that was shut down amid a recall earlier this year, helping to cause the formula shortage.
Once Abbott and the FDA reach an agreement on how to reopen the plant and guarantee product safety, he said it should begin shipping formula within two weeks and that the factory would be back up to full speed a few weeks after that.
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