• The percentage of baby formula that is out of stock in the United States has risen to 73.58 percent.
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The incidence of baby formula out-of-stock continues to grow as corporations and the federal government seek to get the crucial product into the hands of parents across the country.

According to Datasembly, the national out-of-stock rate increased to 73.58 percent for the week ending May 29.

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This is an increase from the previous week’s figure of 70% out-of-stock. According to Datasembly, baby formula shortages reached 30% in April before increasing to 40% at the end of the month.

By the middle of May, 45 percent of baby formula was out of stock.

The federal government recently began importing foreign supplies to assist desperate parents and even used the Defense Manufacture Act to accelerate domestic production of baby formula.

These procedures began in mid-May. Parents had already been dealing with difficulties since early February, when Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan plant was closed due to contamination concerns and the company issued a major recall of its formula.

The move compounded the industry-wide scarcity, and shops were obliged to curtail product purchases as shelves emptied.

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The White House indicated that the third and fourth rounds of formula shipments from overseas producers Kendamil in the United Kingdom and Bubs Australia will begin next week.

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