Biden to meet with baby formula makers on easing shortage

By ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has scheduled a meeting for later Wednesday with infant formula makers as his administration tries to ease nationwide shortages by importing foreign supplies and using the Defense Production Act to speed domestic production. And the White House says a third round of formula shipments from overseas will begin next week, this time from producer Kendamilin Britain. Shipments from Bubs Australia will be delivered next week as well. Biden is set to host a roundtable with several manufacturers, but not on that list is Abbott Nutrition. Its Michigan plant was shut down in February over safety concerns, which have led to to U.S. baby formula shortage.