Biden Says First Shipments of Baby Formula Flying in From Europe This Weekend

Biden Says First Shipments of Baby Formula Flying in From Europe This Weekend
Soldiers load up boxes of baby formula ready for first shipments to US from Europe at Ramstein US army base in Germany, on May 21, 2022. Erol Dogrudogan/Reuters
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The first shipments of infant formula from Europe to address a critical shortage in the United States should begin arriving this weekend, President Joe Biden said on Friday amid criticism of his administration’s handling of the issue.

Biden said on Twitter the initial military cargo plane flights under “Operation Fly Formula” meant that “up to 1.5 million bottles of safe Nestlé infant formula will be coming to U.S. shelves as soon as possible.”