Baby Formula
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 12:07 last edited by
Is the current shortage an issue which can have an effect in November?
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 12:08 last edited by
@Jolly said in Baby Formula:
Is the current shortage an issue which can have an effect in November?
If you're currently 3 months pregnant, then yes.
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 12:19 last edited by
May the odds ever be in your favor.
Let the games begin.
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 12:19 last edited by
Seriously though I'd expect it to be resolved by then.
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 12:51 last edited by
We have about 1,821 ounces of frozen breast milk in the freezer if anyone needs any.
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 13:27 last edited by
@89th said in Baby Formula:
We have about 1,821 ounces of frozen breast milk in the freezer if anyone needs any.
I can haz milk?
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 16:34 last edited by
@89th said in Baby Formula:
We have about 1,821 ounces of frozen breast milk in the freezer if anyone needs any.
May you have reliable electricity supply and reliable freezer.
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 16:37 last edited by Axtremus 5 Nov 2022, 18:08
Assuming 20 oz. per day per baby on average, that’s a neat 90 days’ supply. You folks planned it that way or is it just a coincidence?
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 17:17 last edited by
They're raising a pig.
Times are hard...
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 18:00 last edited by
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wrote on 11 May 2022, 22:13 last edited by
I know, it's a silly meme. But I still smiled.
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 20:51 last edited by
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-abbott-recall/629828/
Article analyzing the causes for baby formula shortage in the USA. One of the causes cited is US trade policy, including a provision signed into the USMCA (Trump's revision to NAFTA) that discourages importation of baby formula from Canada.
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:10 last edited by
You think those mamas will care?
All they know, is they can't beg, borrow or steal formula, and it's on Biden's watch.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-abbott-recall/629828/
Article analyzing the causes for baby formula shortage in the USA. One of the causes cited is US trade policy, including a provision signed into the USMCA (Trump's revision to NAFTA) that discourages importation of baby formula from Canada.
wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:17 last edited by"Do not take."
This is, of course, a negligible amount, in the big scheme of things.
One of the causes cited is US trade policy, including a provision signed into the USMCA (Trump's revision to NAFTA) that discourages importation of baby formula from Canada.
Other causes, perhaps more important:
FDA regulation of formula is so stringent that most of the stuff that comes out of Europe is illegal to buy here due to technicalities like labeling requirements. Nevertheless, one study found that many European formulas meet the FDA nutritional guidelines—and, in some ways, might even be better than American formula, because the European Union bans certain sugars, such as corn syrup, and requires formulas to have a higher share of lactose.
Yeah, I'd guess that FDA regulations are a bigger factor (and they're mentioned first in the article) than the re-negotiated NAFTA agreement.
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:22 last edited by
I suspect most pharmacists could jot down a homemade formula recipe pretty easy.
Of course, the FDA would tell you that it would be unsafe and it's better if the child starves...
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"Do not take."
This is, of course, a negligible amount, in the big scheme of things.
One of the causes cited is US trade policy, including a provision signed into the USMCA (Trump's revision to NAFTA) that discourages importation of baby formula from Canada.
Other causes, perhaps more important:
FDA regulation of formula is so stringent that most of the stuff that comes out of Europe is illegal to buy here due to technicalities like labeling requirements. Nevertheless, one study found that many European formulas meet the FDA nutritional guidelines—and, in some ways, might even be better than American formula, because the European Union bans certain sugars, such as corn syrup, and requires formulas to have a higher share of lactose.
Yeah, I'd guess that FDA regulations are a bigger factor (and they're mentioned first in the article) than the re-negotiated NAFTA agreement.
wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:22 last edited by@George-K , based on what information sources do you claim that (1) USMCA has negligible effect on the shortage and (2) that FDA regulations are the much bugger culprit?
You may well be correct on or both counts, but it would be nice to know how you come to those two claims.
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:23 last edited by
The Biden administration’s announced steps to tackle the baby formula shortage:
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:24 last edited by
Yep, they've got a plan.
Hope it works better than most of their other plans...
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wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:25 last edited by
The FDA’s plan to tackle the shortage:
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@George-K , based on what information sources do you claim that (1) USMCA has negligible effect on the shortage and (2) that FDA regulations are the much bugger culprit?
You may well be correct on or both counts, but it would be nice to know how you come to those two claims.
wrote on 12 May 2022, 21:27 last edited by@Axtremus said in Baby Formula:
@George-K , based on what information sources do you claim that (1) USMCA has negligible effect on the shortage and (2) that FDA regulations are the much bugger culprit?
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The picture that the congresswoman posted is probably a small amount in the overall shortage. Diverting one warehouse's supply to the southern border doesn't create a shortage. Similarly, releasing it to the general population won't cure it. Negligible.
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Your article mentions the re-negotiated NAFTA second, as opposed to the strict FDA regulations. I can only assume that NAFTS is a secondary cause. I didn't say that the effect USMCA was negligible. I was referring to the congresswoman's tweet.
But, please let us know if you find something different. Thank you.
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