An ambulance on a New York street. File photo WASHINGTON, May 18. A shortage of infant formula in US stores led to the first hospitalizations, Hill magazine reports. According to the publication, citing a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, two children were hospitalized in mid-May. «These are young children with health problems and special dietary needs. Their bodies did not adapt well to the new mixture and they needed intravenous injections and additional nutrition,» a spokesman for the University of Tennessee Medical Center told the publication. Earlier, the US administration said that since February are working to address the shortage of infant formula in stores. On May 12, the White House announced instructions given by US President Joe Biden, the purpose of which is to remove bureaucratic obstacles to increase supply in the infant formula market and fight speculators. The shortage of this product was reported to be 40-50%, and there were also reports of restrictions imposed by large retail chains on single-handed leave. Biden spoke with representatives of retail chains and manufacturing companies to resolve the problem, the White House reported. The reason for the shortage was a February recall from the sale of large quantities of the mixture, after regulators suspected contamination of the production line of one of the largest representatives in the market with pathogenic bacteria. Abbott. The American media estimate that it will take at least two months to fill the gap in baby food. can't read minds
