Abbott sends millions of cans of infant formula powder to the US
company air shipped the infant formula from its facility in Ireland as the US suffers broad shortage of baby formula due to supply chain constraints which is affecting beneficiaries of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition assistance program
By Shubhangi Mathur
Published - May 14, 2022, 01:50 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 27, 2024, 07:26 AM EST
• The company air shipped the infant formula from its facility in Ireland
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) said on Friday it has sent millions of cans of infant formula powder into the United States.
The company air shipped the infant formula from its facility in Ireland as the US suffers broad shortage of baby formula due to supply chain constraints which is affecting beneficiaries of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition assistance program.
“In particular we’ve been focusing on production in our Cootehill, Ireland, facility to serve state Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) consumers,” Abbott said in a statement.
