NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- About 55 tons of Nestlé infant formula landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday — enough to fill 1.65 million 8-ounce baby bottles.
The shipment from the Netherlands is part of a federal program attempting to alleviate nationwide shortages.
Kalitta Air’s shipment is the 37th since President Joe Biden started Operation Fly Formula in May.
Despite months of mitigation attempts, shortages continue across the U.S.
The shortage was brought about by Abbott Nutrition, one of the three manufacturers that control about 90% of formula production in the United States. Abbott controls 48% of the market.
Abbott maintained poor sanitation standards at its factory in Michigan, which caused a batch of Similac baby formula to be contaminated with potentially lethal bacteria in February.
Because the government has allowed Abbott to take up such a large share of the market, the recall brought about by the company’s negligence devastated the nation’s supply of baby formula and threw families into crisis.
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