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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

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Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. Image source: Sturgis Journal. A Limited Number of Formula Manufacturers. Image source: MTL Blog.

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Formula for Disaster – How the U.S. Formula Shortage Was Shocking  But Not Surprising 

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The closure of the Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan last February may have ignited the nationwide infant formula shortage, but this was (and still is) a fragile supply chain that could have broken for any number of reasons. Abbott announces a voluntary recall of several powdered formulas manufactured at the Sturgis facility.

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