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78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.

By MICHAEL CONROY Longer term, he said, the
Associated Press U.S. needs more formula
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) providers “so that no individ-
— A military plane car- ual company has this much
rying enough specialty control over supply chains.”
infant formula for more Later Sunday, the White
than half a million baby House announced the first
bottles arrived Sunday in two Defense Production Act
Indianapolis, the first of authorizations for infant for-
several flights expected mula, both coming from the
from Europe aimed at re- Department of Health and
lieving a shortage that has Human Services.
sent parents scrambling to The manufacturer Abbott
find enough to feed their Nutrition can now receive
children. priority orders of raw materi-
als like sugar and corn syrup
President Joe Biden autho- for infant formula, which
rized the use of Air Force the White House said will al-
planes for the effort, dubbed low the manufacturer to in-
“Operation Fly Formula,” crease production quickly by
because no commercial one-third. Reckitt, owner of
flights were available. Mead-Johnson, can now re-
The formula weighed 78,000 ceive priority orders of con-
pounds (35,380 kilograms), sumables like filters and other las, which are hypoallergenic the formula shortage and man Services are authorized
White House press secretary single-use products necessary for children with cow’s milk help meet demand. to request Department of
Karine Jean-Pierre told re- to generate certain oils need- protein allergies, are expected “We have significantly in- Defense support to pick up
porters aboard Air Force One ed to produce infant formula, to arrive this week. creased the amount of our overseas infant formula that
as Biden flew from South the White House said, which Indianapolis was chosen be- formulas available to con- meets U.S. health and safe-
Korea to Japan. will allow Reckitt facilities to cause it is a Nestle distribu- sumers by ramping up pro- ty standards, so it can get to
Agriculture Secretary Tom operate at maximum capacity. tion hub. The formula will duction and accelerating store shelves faster, according
Vilsack was in Indianapolis The Biden administration be offloaded into FedEx general product availability to to the USDA.
to greet the arrival of the first has struggled to address the semitractor-trailers and taken retailers and online, as well as Alfamino is primarily avail-
shipment. nationwide shortage of for- to a Nestle distribution cen- through hospitals and home able through hospitals and
The flights are intended to mula, particularly hypoal- ter about a mile away where health care for those most home health care companies
provide “some incremental lergenic varieties. The crisis the company will do a stan- vulnerable,” the company that serve patients at home.
relief in the coming days” as follows the closure of the na- dard quality control check said in a release. U.S. regulators and Abbott
the government works on a tion’s largest domestic man- before distributing the sup- “At Nestle we are absolutely Nutrition hope to have its
more lasting response to the ufacturing plant in Michigan plies to hospitals, pharmacies committed to doing every- Michigan plant reopened
shortage, Brian Deese, direc- in February due to safety is- and doctor’s offices, accord- thing we can to get parents next week, but it will take
tor of the White House Na- sues. ing to an administration of- and caregivers the formula about two months before
tional Economic Council, The White House has said ficial on site. they need so their children product is ready for delivery.
said Sunday. 132 pallets of Nestle Health In a statement Sunday, the can thrive,” it added. “We The Food and Drug Admin-
Deese told CNN’s “State of Science Alfamino Infant and White House said a Penta- prioritized these products istration this week eased im-
the Union” that Sunday’s Alfamino Junior formula was gon-sourced FedEx Express because they serve a critical portation requirements for
flight brought 15% of the to leave Ramstein Air Base in flight of Nestlé S.A. formu- medical purpose as they are baby formula to try to ease
specialty medical grade for- Germany for the U.S. Anoth- la from Ramstein Air Base for children with cow’s milk the supply crunch, which
mula needed in the U.S., and er 114 pallets of Gerber Good would be bound for a Nestle protein allergies.” has left store shelves void of
because of various actions Start Extensive HA formula facility in Pennsylvania. Under “Operation Fly For- some brands and some retail-
by the government, people were expected to arrive in Nestle said that over the past mula,” the Department of ers rationing supply for par-
should see “more formula in the coming days. Altogether, few months it has worked Agriculture and the Depart- ents nervous about feeding
stores starting as early as this about 1.5 million 8-ounce “around the clock” to address ment of Health and Hu- their children.q
week.” bottles of the three formu-

AP source: Giuliani interviewed for hours by 1/6 committee

the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrec- The former New York mayor Biden, and judges across the
tion at the U.S. Capitol, a is seen as a critical aide for the country have dismissed the
person familiar with the committee, which has inter- allegations.
interview said Saturday. viewed nearly 1,000 witness- At the time of the subpoena,
The interview with Giu- es, including family members the committee said it was
liani took place virtually of Trump and advisers in his seeking records and an inter-
and lasted for much of the inner circle. The panel plans view with Giuliani, and that
day on Friday, according a series of hearings in June. it wanted information about
to the person, who spoke In January, the committee Giuliani’s reported encour-
to The Associated Press on subpoenaed Giuliani and agement of Trump to direct
condition of anonymity to other members of the Trump the seizure of voting ma-
discuss the private meet- legal team who sought to chines and his efforts to per-
ing. A spokesperson for overturn election results in suade state legislators to take
the committee declined to battleground states through steps to overturn the election
comment. lawsuits that made unsup- results.
ported claims of vast election Giuliani also spoke at the
Giuliani had been scheduled fraud. Trump’s own attorney rally in front of the White
By ERIC TUCKER Donald Trump pushed to meet with the commit- general, William Barr, has said House that preceded the Jan.
Associated Press bogus legal challenges tee earlier this month, but a there were no widespread ir- 6 insurrection.
WASHINGTON (AP) — to the 2020 election, met spokesperson for the panel regularities that could have CNN first reported Friday’s
Rudy Giuliani, who as a for hours with the House said that meeting was re- affected the outcome of the interview with Giuliani.q
lawyer for then-President committee investigating scheduled. race won by President Joe