Another shipment of baby formula from Europe will arrive in the US on Wednesday – NBC10 Philadelphia

• FedEx Express signed a government contract to supply the next international shipment of baby formula to the U.S. on Wednesday, NBC News reported.
• This step is designed to address the critical shortage of baby formulas in the US
• Regulators are increasing imports of infant formulas from other countries to help. The first batch of 78,000 pounds of special baby formula arrived on Sunday.

FedEx The Express signed a government contract to supply another batch of baby formula to the U.S. on Wednesday, NBC News reported.

The Express plane will send Nestlé infant formula from Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany to Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC. From there, the mixture will be delivered to the Nestlé plant in Pennsylvania. It is unclear how many formulas the aircraft will carry.

This step is designed to address a critical shortage of infant formula in the United States after a leading manufacturer of formulas Abbott Laboratories closed the production plant after reports of bacterial infections in four infants.

Ebat said it would take about two weeks to rebuild the plant and up to eight weeks for the products to hit shelves across the country. This has left a big gap for dozens of parents across the country.

In an effort to alleviate the burden, the Office of Food and Drug Administration is increasing imports of infant formulas from other countries. Named “Operation Fly Formula”, the first supply of 78,000 pounds of special baby formula, arrived on Sunday.

The President Joe Biden has too caused Defense Production Act to increase the production of infant formula. His administration is seeking to put on the shelves 1.5 million containers of Nestle’s special baby formula.