THE Department of Defence has tapped fedex Express to make the second flight for Operation Fly Formula and deliver another tranche of Nestle baby formula from Ramstein Air Base in Germany to the US as the Biden administration races to stem a nationwide shortfall.
FedEx will deliver the shipment to Washington Dulles International Airport. FedEx's trucking network will then deliver the urgent shipment to a Nestle facility in Pennsylvania, the White House said.
The shipment of 114 pallets of Gerber Good Start Extensive HA will take place early this week, reports New York's FreightWaves.
The White House also announced President Biden has authorised the first two priority orders under the Defence Production Act, which he invoked last week to prioritise ingredient supplies for formula manufacturers.
FedEx is a long-standing cargo transport provider to the Defence Department, which assigned the mission to the integrated logistics provider under an existing contract vehicle.
The first portion of the initial order of Nestle formula for 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of baby formula arrived last Sunday in Indianapolis aboard a US Air Force C-17 freighter. The Agriculture Department worked with Nestle and the US.
Federal officials said using a military cargo jet for the first flight was necessary because the shipment was medically urgent, and a commercial partner couldn't be lined up quickly enough.
Industry estimates put the current average out-of-stock rate for formula at about 50 per cent.
Abbott Laboratories agreed with regulators on a conditional plan for reopening the plant soon, and the company says it could begin operating within a month.
Infant formula would take another six to eight weeks to reach store shelves. Formula makers Abbott Nutrition and Reckitt will now be able to add legally binding language to their orders with suppliers that give them priority over other customers.
Abbott can now receive priority orders of raw materials such as sugar and corn syrup for infant formula, the White House said. Global supply chain constraints have meant that Abbott has only been able to procure about 75 per cent of its normal allocation. By allowing Abbott to receive its full allotment of needed raw materials, the company will be able to quickly increase production by one third from where it stands today at its other plants.
Reckitt, which owns Mead-Johnson, is also authorised for three months to obtain priority on select purchase orders of single-use products such as filters used to produce infant formula. This will also allow Reckitt facilities to operate at maximum capacity. The authorisation requires Reckitt to provide an update on material constrains in about 60 days to reassess the need to continue using the authorization to assist with Abbott's production.
The Biden administration has taken a series of steps in the past week to get more formula into the market, including issuing guidance to provide more flexibility importing foreign-made formula.
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FedEx will deliver the shipment to Washington Dulles International Airport. FedEx's trucking network will then deliver the urgent shipment to a Nestle facility in Pennsylvania, the White House said.
The shipment of 114 pallets of Gerber Good Start Extensive HA will take place early this week, reports New York's FreightWaves.
The White House also announced President Biden has authorised the first two priority orders under the Defence Production Act, which he invoked last week to prioritise ingredient supplies for formula manufacturers.
FedEx is a long-standing cargo transport provider to the Defence Department, which assigned the mission to the integrated logistics provider under an existing contract vehicle.
The first portion of the initial order of Nestle formula for 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of baby formula arrived last Sunday in Indianapolis aboard a US Air Force C-17 freighter. The Agriculture Department worked with Nestle and the US.
Federal officials said using a military cargo jet for the first flight was necessary because the shipment was medically urgent, and a commercial partner couldn't be lined up quickly enough.
Industry estimates put the current average out-of-stock rate for formula at about 50 per cent.
Abbott Laboratories agreed with regulators on a conditional plan for reopening the plant soon, and the company says it could begin operating within a month.
Infant formula would take another six to eight weeks to reach store shelves. Formula makers Abbott Nutrition and Reckitt will now be able to add legally binding language to their orders with suppliers that give them priority over other customers.
Abbott can now receive priority orders of raw materials such as sugar and corn syrup for infant formula, the White House said. Global supply chain constraints have meant that Abbott has only been able to procure about 75 per cent of its normal allocation. By allowing Abbott to receive its full allotment of needed raw materials, the company will be able to quickly increase production by one third from where it stands today at its other plants.
Reckitt, which owns Mead-Johnson, is also authorised for three months to obtain priority on select purchase orders of single-use products such as filters used to produce infant formula. This will also allow Reckitt facilities to operate at maximum capacity. The authorisation requires Reckitt to provide an update on material constrains in about 60 days to reassess the need to continue using the authorization to assist with Abbott's production.
The Biden administration has taken a series of steps in the past week to get more formula into the market, including issuing guidance to provide more flexibility importing foreign-made formula.
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