a first shipment of infant milk came from Switzerland

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.