baby formula shortage that s left families scrambling to feed their children. throughout the pandemic, stores are trugling to keep the shelves stocked. the white house is considering several actions aimed at easing the critical shortage now that manufacturers say it may be weeks or months, before supply s at full capacity. potentially months. that s a scary thought for some parents that are going to extraordinary lengths just to get the food their babies need. if they have it in stock. it s another full-time job. i m up with him and searching for formula. starting every week. i start with the similac website. after that i go to target. after that, i go to meijer, walmart. she is on a hunt for baby formula across the nation. this is thought-provoking and worrisome. when i get to work in the morning, i m looking for formula. we re sitting on the couch, we re looking for formula. i haven t found any in about three weeks. reporter: she has supply for three wee
on price gouging, as well. could you have done something quicker? if we were better mind readers, i guess we could have. we moved as quickly as the problem became apparent to us. we have to move with caution and speed. we have to make sure what we re getting is, in fact, first-rate product. that s why the fda has to go through the process. it could be a concern because it could be weeks or months before we re back up to capacity. i spoke with a physician about what options are available to you. one of the things we re seeing is the ddilution of form. a lot of the younger kids, the infants, they can t handle solids. it s important to talk to pediatricians. what are the options at the age your child is. can they move to other products to supplement the formula they would use? it s important to reach out to local resources. there s local resources that support parents and might be able to gain access. and reaching out to hospitals to find out if there s supplies of for
welcome to your new day. it s saturday, may 14th. i m boris sanchez. i m christi paul. thank you so much. we re always so grateful to have your company in the morning. there s a lot of sdesperation fr parents right now. and we re hearing now of some ideas, perhaps, and efforts, to ease the nationwide baby formula shortage. these parents are scrambling to feed their children because of it. the white house and private companies saying they re working to get more of that formula into the hands of the parents. yeah. throughout the pandemic, stores struggled to keep shelves stocked with popular brands. a recall in february and supply issues have pushed parents to the breaking point. the white house is considering several different actions aimed to ease the critical shortage. those include importing formula from overseas, giving flexibility to recipients over the government and cracking down