Baby Formula Shortage Hits Walgreens as Rationing Begins

Baby formula is offered for sale at a big box store on Jan. 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Baby formula has been is short supply in many stores around the country for several months. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Walgreens announced that it would start to ration baby formula amid a reported U.S.-wide shortage.

The drugstore chain said in a statement to news outlets that it will limit customers to three infant and toddler formula products per sale due to “increased demand and various supplier issues.”