This topsy-turvy country (and world) has gotten even more insane.
Now it's an infant formula shortage.
I personally know of two people (one is a relative) who have infants. Thankfully, one has a mother who bought two cartons of it months ago (they are probably used up by now).
She told me:
I bought them two cartons of formula a few months ago when she thought I was nuts and being a crazy prepper since no way they wouldn’t have formula. Of course she also had no idea formula might be needed. Two boxes of it was $216 plus tax. And now you can’t even get it even if you could afford it.
How did this all come about?
According to an article in Fortune, there's a lot of factors involved. Two main culprits are the monopoly of the baby formula industry by three companies and the FDA (run by the Biden Administration, naturally). (I had a feeling that Biden was somehow involved.)
They wrote:
A baby formula shortage gripping the U.S. since March has parents in a panic over where and when they’ll be able to find the products they need to feed their kids.
The out-of-stock rate, representing the amount of formula that’s not in stock compared to what’s typically available, was 43% for the week ending May 8, according to Datasembly, a provider of real-time product data for retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands.
With no easy end in sight, caregivers nationwide have been forced to devote their free time to driving between stores in search of formula, prompting retailers to limit the number of cans customers can buy. Others have turned to Facebook groups and informal support networks to acquire the nutritional products that work best for their kids.
“I've looked online, I have my mom in Boston looking, my mother-in-law in Florida looking,” Elyssa Schmier previously told Fortune about her trouble finding formula for her 8-month-old son. “Everyone we know is looking for us and no one can find it.”
How did a baby formula crisis spring up in one of the world’s richest countries? Experts say a recall by one of the industry’s largest manufacturers, persistent supply-chain issues, and a market dominated by only a few players have combined to form what one consumer goods expert calls a “perfect storm” affecting the supply of essential formula to millions of babies across the U.S. And the shortage could last for months.
Many are digging up old recipes for homemade formula and making their own along with using the old stand-by: moo juice. So-called pediatricians of today are opposed to DIY formulas of yesteryear. They seem to forget that us baby boomers survived it just fine.
To read more, go here.
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