The debt ceiling agreement, which includes almost all of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes from the House-passed debt-ceiling-and-cuts bill, would put almost 750,000 older adults aged 50-54 at risk of losing food assistance through an expansion of the existing, failed SNAP work-reporting requirement. Production was restarted in June, and Abbott spokesperson Scott Stoffel said the company is cooperating fully with the investigation, according to a report by the Associated Press.The debt ceiling agreement would put almost 750,000 older adults aged 50-54 at risk of losing food assistance through an expansion of the existing, failed SNAP work-reporting requirement.
Justice Department, contributed to a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food banks, friends and doctor’s offices. The factory’s closure, which is under investigation by the U.S. This expectation is based on Abbott Laboratories recent production levels of its Similac infant formula at the plant in Sturgis, Michigan and its ability to supply sufficient stock of the product for the WIC market.Ībbott Laboratories was shut down for months last February following reports of contamination. “We will continue to monitor availability of infant formula, along with our federal partners, to ensure WIC participants have access to nutrition for their babies.”
“It is USDA’s expectation that these extensions of flexibilities for non-contract formulas will be the final extensions, barring a significant change in the status of formula supply and availability,” Christina Herring, WIC director said in the release. States had been allowed to provide clients access to infant formula brands outside of state contracts as the nation faced infant formula shortages due to a recall. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service is ending its flexibility of providing non-contract formula effective Feb. Michigan’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program is resuming its contract for Similac brand formulas starting March 1, as supply chain issues have been resolved, according to a Thursday news release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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