an update on the baby formula shortage in the united states. and yes, there is still a shortage. health department officials have now invoked the defense production act. that s for the third time. it s meant to help suppliers quickly deliver raw materials like sweeteners to manufacturers who are trying to speed up formula production. meantime, a spokesperson for the food company tells cnn half a million cans of its specialty formula could should in fact get to families in the first half of july. i know it doesn t seem nearly soon enough. and a nestle spokesperson says 40% of a gerber formula for babies allergic to cow s milk will be shipped to stores on sunday. a company that tracks prices says 70% of baby formula was in fact out of stock across the
beret, curious to get his take. other news, white house scrambling to address the baby formula crisis. the president says a second shipment of baby formula will be on its way to the u.s. from overseas, all part of operation fly formula. the first shipment arriving in indianapolis yesterday. the biden administration warning none will end up on store shelves, the hypo allergenic formula will be used for children who cannot process formula with cow s milk. the economy is a top concern, but it doesn t seem like democrats are getting the memo. we feel very good about where the united states is. we rescued the country. by any metric with the exception of recession, we have moved forward. todd: joe concha will react to that coming up.
over the weekend, and then flown to the u.s. where they hope that it will address the needs of some of the most vulnerable babies, agriculture secretary was on the tarmac on sunday, as this payload was being loaded, he was describing what will be next for this particular load, as he hopes it will be the first of many. this shipment is going to essentially get off this cargo plane, then the federal express folks will take it from there. they will deliver it to distributional center of the nestlc gerber folks having indiana, a minute will go on trucks, and it will be delivered in hospitals, and home healthcare clinics across the country. providing support and help. reporter: of this is hypoallergenic product for babies that are intolerant of protein in cow s milk. it is meant to address a very specific need, and there are still a majority of parents in the united states that are
distributed. what we know about the batch that came here yesterday is that some of it was tested in switzerland before it came into the u.s. they expect families to be able to get that through hospitals and health care providers by today and tomorrow. then the rest of it will take about two weeks to be distributed nationwide. this is specialized formula for babies who are allergic to cow s milk. let s talk about what s going to come next. did secretary vilsack give you any understanding? he s mainly in charge of the wic program for families most in need. how long is this going to take, weeks, months? reporter: secretary vilsack said they ve issued those
welcome to the lead. this hour, just over a month since a gunman terrorized a subway car full of passengers and now police all looking for answers in a new deadly shooting. plus, many democrats claimed a controversial lawwise deter voters. president biden even called it jim crow 2.0, but georgia s new voting law may have an opposite effect. leading this hour, a drop of relief to the baby formula shortage has arrived in the united states, but you will not see these bottles on store shelves because it s a prescription formula minute specifically for babies who are allerging to cow s milk. elizabeth cohen joins us live. the first delivery of formula that arrived yesterday will feed only 27,000 babies and toddlers for one week. clearly, the u.s. is going to need many more of these