How Government Created the Baby Formula Shortage—and a Black Market for ‘Unapproved’ European Imports

Posted on May 16, 2022
How Government Created the Baby Formula Shortage—and a Black Market for ‘Unapproved’ European Imports

ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 16: A view of nearly empty shelves at a giant grocery store due to shortage in the availability of baby food Monday, May 16, 2022, in Arlington Virginia. Parents in much of the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

As Christina Szalinski reported in the New York Times, “baby formula is one of the most tightly regulated food products in the US.”

Image used with permission of Getty Images / Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency News Service