Baby formula industry was a disaster waiting to happen

+ therapy isn't one size fits all US Edition - Today's top story: Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down [View in browser]( US Edition | 19 May 2022 [The Conversation]( The baby formula crisis that has left parents across the U.S. scrambling to find food for their newborns was a long time coming. And despite efforts to restock retailer shelves, severe shortages – which are disproportionately hurting low-income families – are unlikely to end anytime soon. Closure of a key Abbott factory in Michigan in February set off the desperate hunts for formula after four babies were hospitalized and two died. Although the FDA may soon allow it to reopen, it will take at least two months before formula from the factory reaches consumers. Kevin Ketels, a supply chain scholar at Wayne State University, explains why the baby formula industry [was so vulnerable to a crisis]( like this and what could be done to prevent it from happening again. 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