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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest

Associated Press
The U.S. baby formula short-
age has sparked a surge
of interest at milk banks
around the U.S. with some
mothers offering to donate
breast milk and desperate
parents calling to see if it's
a solution to keep their ba-
bies fed.
It's a pathway that won't
work for every formula-fed
baby, especially those with
special dietary needs, and
it comes with challenges
because the country's doz-
ens of nonprofit milk banks
prioritize feeding medically
fragile infants. The organi-
zations collect milk from
mothers and process it, in-
cluding through pasteuri-
zation, then work with hos-
pitals to distribute it.
The shortage stemmed
from a safety recall and
supply disruptions and has
captured national atten-
tion with panicked par-
ents looking to swap and
buy formula online and GOT MILK
President Joe Biden urging
manufacturers to increase
production and discuss-
ing with retailers how they
could restock shelves to Ashley Maddox feeds her 5-month-old son, Cole, with formula she bought through a Facebook group of mothers in need Thursday,
meet regional disparities. May 12, 2022, in Imperial Beach, Calif.
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