Biden calls for a law of war against shortage of powdered milk

Joe Biden uses a law of war and mobilizes the Pentagon to address the shortage of infant formula, caused by supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages due to the pandemic, but also exacerbated by the shutdown of an Abbott plant. .

The president invoked the Defense Production Act (a 1950 law passed in the Korean War) to order suppliers to give priority to ‘baby formula’ production and ordered the ministries of health and agriculture to use defense cargo. to import milk powder from abroad that complies with the standards set by the Food and Drug Administration (Fda). The White House also recalls the agreement reached yesterday by Abbott with the same FDA to reopen the plant in Michigan after the shutdown due to bacterial contamination.