Administration to increase imports of baby formula to address shortage

The Biden administration will move to increase imports of baby formula as part of a broader effort to combat a shortage, the White House announced on Thursday. “[G]iven the production and distribution issues leading to local short supplies of infant formula,” the White House said in a statement , the Food and Drug Administration “will, in the coming days, announce specific new steps it is taking concerning importing certain infant formula products from abroad.” The U.S. typically produces 98 percent...