Formula shortage?

[Anonymous]

Buying formula on Amazon always makes me a little nervous. Do others buy on there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As usual, the government is the problem. Stop banning eu formula.

Serious question. If they lift the ban in EU formula, are the EU companies really going to have the supplies to ship here? How are they in any better state from a manufacturing perspective than we are? Our shortage isn’t just because of the Abbott’s Lab closure.

My understanding is there is less of a monopoly in Europe and their distribution is more nimble. I may be wrong though. My worry is, if European formula is imported in the US will they be able to produce more to meet demand, or will it cause a shortage of formula in Europe. I guess the two issues are related. Also why does the media keep bringing up importing European formula as a solution? What about Canadian formula?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buying formula on Amazon always makes me a little nervous. Do others buy on there?

If I can’t find it anywhere else I will

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As usual, the government is the problem. Stop banning eu formula.

Serious question. If they lift the ban in EU formula, are the EU companies really going to have the supplies to ship here? How are they in any better state from a manufacturing perspective than we are? Our shortage isn’t just because of the Abbott’s Lab closure.

My understanding is there is less of a monopoly in Europe and their distribution is more nimble. I may be wrong though. My worry is, if European formula is imported in the US will they be able to produce more to meet demand, or will it cause a shortage of formula in Europe. I guess the two issues are related. Also why does the media keep bringing up importing European formula as a solution? What about Canadian formula?

Yes, agree. The EU and Canada are not going to be long-term viable solutions without impacting their own supply chain.

[Anonymous]

If Facebook is to be believed (questionable) there was formula in the SW DC Safeway earlier today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazon has plenty.

Which brand/type? Because when I look, it looks in stock, but when you actually click on it it says it won’t be delivered till May 27! That happened with several types that i tried.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Amazon has plenty.

Which brand/type? Because when I look, it looks in stock, but when you actually click on it it says it won’t be delivered till May 27! That happened with several types that i tried.

Yeah and then after a day or two they end up cancelling your order. At least that’s what happened to me. Still worth trying though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buying formula on Amazon always makes me a little nervous. Do others buy on there?

I had Enfamil on Subscribe and Save when my DC was still on formula. Never had any problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As usual, the government is the problem. Stop banning eu formula.

Serious question. If they lift the ban in EU formula, are the EU companies really going to have the supplies to ship here? How are they in any better state from a manufacturing perspective than we are? Our shortage isn’t just because of the Abbott’s Lab closure.

My understanding is there is less of a monopoly in Europe and their distribution is more nimble. I may be wrong though. My worry is, if European formula is imported in the US will they be able to produce more to meet demand, or will it cause a shortage of formula in Europe. I guess the two issues are related. Also why does the media keep bringing up importing European formula as a solution? What about Canadian formula?

Yes, agree. The EU and Canada are not going to be long-term viable solutions without impacting their own supply chain.

I work in logistics of processed products and even if FDA decided to allow importation of EU formula, there needs to be an entire supply chain of shippers, brokers, etc created that right now does not exist. Not to mention the desire of EU formula makers to ship to the US. I’m not so sure the desire is there because they could have easily now, for years, created a label that’s US-compliant but they clearly don’t see the long-term value in our market. It’s all absurd and the federal government should’ve been handling this for months but there is simply no “quick” solution.

[Anonymous]

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/enfamil-neuropro-gentlease-infant-formula-powder-refill-box/ID=prod6374499-product?ext=gooBaby+-+SSCBaby___local&gclsrc=aw.ds&gbraid=0AAAAAD7MwhR6ajv5jkKXcDpzHdewgGMYe&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg_iTBhDrARIsAD3Ib5j6-B0DMIYk1YP5mxuq6IiCLrFUnI7yvD5xsY3CEJ7Ril_SLSwOjKAaAjsSEALw_wcB

Click “pick up”, enter your zip code, choose the store you want to go pick up, then enter the amount you want/they have available, check out, then you can go to store to pick up.

[Anonymous]

Or use “delivery” option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buying formula on Amazon always makes me a little nervous. Do others buy on there?

I had Enfamil on Subscribe and Save when my DC was still on formula. Never had any problems.

lol when was that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As usual, the government is the problem. Stop banning eu formula.

Serious question. If they lift the ban in EU formula, are the EU companies really going to have the supplies to ship here? How are they in any better state from a manufacturing perspective than we are? Our shortage isn’t just because of the Abbott’s Lab closure.

My understanding is there is less of a monopoly in Europe and their distribution is more nimble. I may be wrong though. My worry is, if European formula is imported in the US will they be able to produce more to meet demand, or will it cause a shortage of formula in Europe. I guess the two issues are related. Also why does the media keep bringing up importing European formula as a solution? What about Canadian formula?

Yes, agree. The EU and Canada are not going to be long-term viable solutions without impacting their own supply chain.

I work in logistics of processed products and even if FDA decided to allow importation of EU formula, there needs to be an entire supply chain of shippers, brokers, etc created that right now does not exist. Not to mention the desire of EU formula makers to ship to the US. I’m not so sure the desire is there because they could have easily now, for years, created a label that’s US-compliant but they clearly don’t see the long-term value in our market. It’s all absurd and the federal government should’ve been handling this for months but there is simply no “quick” solution.

Yeah it seems that they should have been working on this issue months ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buying formula on Amazon always makes me a little nervous. Do others buy on there?

I had Enfamil on Subscribe and Save when my DC was still on formula. Never had any problems.

You…you know we’re talking about now, during a huge shortage, right?

[Anonymous]

My son projectile vomited the formula they sent home from the hospital with him, I think it was Enfamil. I put him on the Dr. Spock advised carnation milk and karo syrup concoction and he did great. My second kid too.

They are now all grown up and are quite healthy and have superior IQs.

I saw on the news yesterday that whatever you do you should not improvise making your own formula for your baby. WTF? A whole generation of babies had the Dr. Spock version.