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| Bill Introduced That Could Solve the Baby Formula Shortage |
| 2022-05-18 |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #4 Yes, we've lost our infant 'field craft'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-05-18 19:36 |
| #3 What happened to 'wet nurses' or making your own formula, or pumping it up in advance? Guess how people fed babies before Gerbers in a jar. Yes, the mom's chewed it up in their own mouths, carefully spit into a tiny spoon, or onto their finger, and fed it to the infants. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-18 15:03 |
| #2 What ever happened to breast feeding? I know it's not an option for Mayor Pete and other adoptive parents but it would help alleviate the crisis. |
| Posted by: jpal 2022-05-18 14:53 |
| #1 Domestic baby formula production is one of the most regulated and subsidized products in America, distorting the market so grotesquely that it has centralized around just a few companies, essentially an oligopoly. This crony capitalist market concentration left the supply vulnerable when Abbott, one of the manufacturers, had to issue a recall due to a potential contamination issue. (Which the Food and Drug Administration was warned about months in advance and did nothing about). Didn't realize it was so constrained. Almost like it is a prescription drug. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-05-18 12:35 |