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The United States has been facing a shortage of infant formula for several months. Sunday, May 22, a first shipment arrived, after the creation of an air bridge with Europe.
On Sunday May 22, 31 tons of infant milk arrived in the United States, in a plane chartered by the US Air Force. The purpose of this exceptional airlift is to alleviate the current shortage of milk powder in the country. “This shipment will feed 9,000 babies and 18,000 young children for a week“says Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture. For a month, store shelves have been almost empty. One of the main manufacturing plants in the United States has been shut down following health problems It produced half of the infant milk in the country.
Some parents use milk banks. “In recent days, nothing has been available, it’s very scary to think that, perhaps, you will no longer be able to feed your baby.“, says Stéphanie Weller, user of the milk bank. Some mothers decide to donate their milk to families in need.
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