Relief for a nationwide baby formula shortage could be coming soon, but in the meantime, bare shelves have become a scary sight for parents. The shortage stems from February, when Abbott Nutrition voluntarily recalled products manufactured in its Michigan plant over fears they may have been contaminated. Tiare Sanna is the Oregon Health Authority s state director of Women s Infants and Children, a federal program that provides supplemental nutrition assistance to low-income women and children up to age five. .
A new report finds many Missourians still struggle with food insecurity, and at much higher levels than before the pandemic. Food pantries are seeing demand at 50% over what it was pre-COVID, and 70% of food-pantry clients surveyed by the University of Missouri said they often don t know where their next meal is coming from. Kim Buckman, communications and advocacy manager for Feeding Missouri, the group that commissioned the survey, pointed out that with inflation, just over half of respondents said they get more than half of all the food they consume from food pantries. .
Minnesota is now the 20th state in the nation to allow the maximum eligibility for federal SNAP benefits. Hunger-fighting groups say it comes at a crucial time, as households struggle with rising grocery costs. The end of the legislative session drew attention mostly to what Minnesota lawmakers didn t finalize, but they did agree on raising the gross-income threshold for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. .
A new report from the University of Missouri finds inflation and other economic concerns during COVID have kept food insecurity at higher levels than before the pandemic. Some 52% of food pantry clients surveyed said they get more than half the food they consume from a food pantry.