Nestle to supply 39.5 million bottles of infant formula to US

The United States Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday, June 6 that Swiss food firm, Nestle will make 39.5 million additional bottles of infant formula available to the US to help alleviate a statewide shortage.

Nestle will send Gerber Good Start Gentle formula from Mexico and NAN Supreme Pro 1 and Supreme Pro 2 from Germany starting in June and ending in October, according to the FDA’s improved flexibility.

From July to October, approximately 1.3 million cans of Gerber Good Start Gentle will be sold in the United States. This equates to roughly 33 million full-size, 8-ounce bottles or 2.2 million pounds.

Throughout addition, in June and July, about 249,500 cans of Nestlé NAN Supreme Pro 1 and Nestlé NAN Supreme Pro 2 will be offered. This equates to approximately 6.5 million full-size, 8-ounce bottles, or about 440,000 pounds.

Both sets of products will be available on Gerber.com, as well as at other major shops and online.

The US Department of Health and Human Services is now investigating methods for sending the items to the US as rapidly as feasible, according to the agency.

Gerber Good Start Extensive HA from the Netherlands and Alfamino from Switzerland were airfreighted to the United States by Nestle in May.

Nestle then stated that these products were prioritized since they are meant for newborns with cow’s milk protein sensitivities and serve an important medical function.

The company also stated at the time that its formula plants were operating at full capacity and that it had accelerated product supply to shops, internet sellers, and hospitals.

In February, the country faced a shortage of infant formula after Abbott Nutrition, the country’s largest infant formula manufacturer, closed its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, and recalled its most popular powder formulas, including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare, following reports of bacterial infections and deaths in babies.

The FDA later asked infant formula makers all over the world to import products to the United States in order to meet the serious supply shortage.

Kendal Nutricare, a British nutrition products company, has agreed to send around 2 million cans of infant formula under the Kendamil brand to the United States starting in June.

The White House has announced that United Airlines will give more than 8 million bottles of baby food from Bubs Australia infant formulae in Melbourne, Australia, as well as Kendamil products from the United Kingdom, on aircraft donated by the airline.

A US military plane carrying 78,000 pounds of infant formula arrived in Indianapolis earlier this week, according to The Gazette.