{O/C} Staying in America, and President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to ameliorate the dire baby formula shortage.
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It speeds up production of infant formula as well as authorizes flights to import supply from overseas as politicians crank up the pressure on Biden.
Supplies of baby formula across the country have been gravely curtailed of late after Abbott Nutrition's baby formula was yanked off the shelves in February.
Parents are exasperated as they struggle to find baby formula for their kids.
Biden has expressed sympathy for the parents over the disquieting shortage.
The announcement comes just two days after the FDA was said to have streamlined its review process to expedite the process of bringing more formula into the U.S.
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