we have been working with the manufacturers since that happened and part of the reason why production has already increased is because of that work. but we re not resting, the president made clear yesterday to the manufacturers and the retailers that we are going to use every lever at the federal government we can to support this supply chain moving more quickly. when did you first become aware of the shortage? as a parent and friends and colleagues, it was we were aware people were starting to have trouble in stores, but we were aware of this from when the fda had to take its action back in february, with abbott and with the steps in the michigan facility. and we have had a team on this from the fda and interagency process since then. and the steps i mentioned are steps that have been taken over the course of multiple weeks, and we are ramping those up. and i believe the first complaints about this facility happened last fall.
concerns about concealed safety problems at a michigan production plant. we were aware of this from when the fda had to take its action back in february. with abbott and with the steps in the michigan facility. and we have had a team on this from the fda and interagency process since then. we have been working closely on this issue in the wake of that recall to try to address the attending impacts of that. dr. tonya altman is a pediatrician and spokeswoman for the american academy of pediatrics and consults for an australian formula brand not yet available in the united states. good to have you with us. i m curious, i want to start on the misinformation because there is so much of it out there, what are you hearing from your patients because the white house says consistently contact your pediatrician. yeah, you know. as a pediatrician i think that s really my role to help consult with each family on what is best