that specialty brand was not part of the voluntary a recall in mid february. the company hasn t told us when it ll start making the two brands that were recalled, but once it does k abbott says it could take up to two months before the product hits store shelves. while plant is closed, abbott has been shipping in formula from its factory in ireland, and as part of what president biden is calling operation fly formula, the administration has arranged for millions of cans to be flown many in with the help of companies in australia and the united kingdom. we ll be supplying 2 million cans, that s 54 million bottle field feeds, between june well, actually, between next week and november to american parents. a crisis like this in the biggest consumer economy in the world should never happen. reporter: still, in the past few weeks the shortage in the u.s. has gotten worse. across the country the out of stock rate is almost 74%. the states in red on this map
and remember that they have to weigh here to those requirements. they are under the close eye of the fda. remember, the planes shut down in february after the fda inspection found this rare bacteria that led to the recall that helped trigger this incredible shortage that were all in. and we won t probably see much of anything on the shelves from this reopening until at least june 20th. it could be even further beyond that, as production ramps up. in the meanwhile, we are still in this massive shortage. the out of stock rate for the country s, as far as the new numbers we got the end of may, 73%. it is above 90% in something like seven states, including georgia, mississippi, the fattah, rhode island, and right here in california. cheese. the rate is somewhere around 95%. so, parents, still needing this vital piece of the puzzle to feed their families, are still going to be some trouble for at least the next foreseeable
here more dread at the pumps. i ll going to be staying home this weekend. john: i think at some point, kelly, people are going to start driving less than they were, i think a lot of pent-up demand over memorial day, but i think soon the chickens will come home to roost. kelly, thanks. anita. anita: baby formula shortage is getting worse, despite efforts to ramp up production and fly cans in from europe, 74% out of stock rate nationwide. now a watchdog for the department of health and human services will audit the f.d.a. decision to close the plant at the center of the crisis. fox business news grady plant is in sturgis, migrant. production should restart there tomorrow. that is the good news, they are going to start making baby formula here once again. bad news is this is by no means a quick fix to the shortage,
my name is douglas. i m a writer/director the buick enclave, with available alexa built in. and i m still working. in the kind of work that i do, you are surrounded by people who are all younger than you. i had to get help somewhere along the line to stay competitive. i discovered prevagen. i started taking it and after a period of time, my memory improved. it was a game-changer for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. julie: baby formula shortage is getting more critical and lots of families across the country are out of supply. the out of stock rate for multiple brands jumped to 70% last week. nearly twice the april rate. it s not good. alexa is a mother of two boys who need medical-grade formula for the rest of their lives or
becker in washington and battle lines as you well know have been drawn by congressional lawmakers over how to best address gun violence a fair to say the sides a bit closer than to find some common ground. i don t know whether we will be able to get 60 votes in the senate when i went to do my best to try per quote that s a hope from congressional democrats and even some republicans that this time lawmakers from both sides of the aisle will support some measure commonsense gun legislation. i think there is a sense of urgency that maybe we didn t feel before. is a deuce of the white house is hoping the upper chamber will soon confirm the first permanent atf director and seven years of the nomination of steve faces a political headwinds as does the white house on a number of fronts especially with the out of stock rate for baby formula rising to 70% nationwide. up from 45% a week ago. gas prices surging this holiday