Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to speed up baby formula manufacturing and orders Pentagon planes to fly in shipments from overseas as Congress piles on pressure to fix shortage crisis

Daily Mail UK ^ | March 18, 2022 | Morgan Phillips,

[Morgana]

President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act on Wednesday evening to boost baby formula production and issued a directive for planes to bring in supplies from overseas, after growing pressure from Congress.

In addition to invoking the Cold War-era law to compel suppliers to direct resources to infant formula manufacturers before any other customer, Biden announced 'Operation Fly Formula,' which will direct Defense Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) resources to getting planes loaded with formula that meets FDA safety standards from other countries to bring it to American parents. The Defense Department will use its contracts with commercial airlines to transport the formula back to the U.S.

Earlier Wednesday a bipartisan group in the House is brought forth a resolution imploring Biden to invoke the Defense Production Act.

Twenty members of the House, eighteen Democrats, two Republicans, and many who face competitive re-election races, co-sponsored the resolution, led by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.

Co-sponsors include Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), Elaine Luria (D-Va.) and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), and others. It has two Republican backers as well: Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Maria Salazar (R-Fla.)

The resolution joins several other pieces of legislation, including one bill from a bipartisan group of senators led by Marco Rubio that would order Biden to invoke the DPA and approve the sale of European-produced baby formulas in the U.S.

Critics have noted that the FDA has rigid labeling standards for containers that prohibit the sale of many European-made products, even if the content itself is deemed safe to consume. The agency also strictly enforces a 90-day waiting period before any new infant formula is allowed into interstate commerce.

Biden wrote in a letter to HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra and USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack:

[Morgana]

Thus making it looked like he saved the day when they caused this shit to start with.

[DownInFlames]

The dims are starting to panic now that the primaries are over.

[EvilCapitalist]

Wouldn’t it just be easier to NOT ship the baby formula to the Southern Border for the Illegal Aliens?

[plain talk]

Never let a crisis go to waste. So they redirect the military to baby formula? Can’t make this stuff up.

[Seaplaner]

Is this a bit like the Berlin Airlift...

... in reverse?

Beyond embarrassing, and wholly preventable.

Shortages and inflation?

... the Venezuelan Siamese twins.

[markomalley]

I hope the Thai government does not cooperate with this effort. I'd hate to see Thai mothers and fathers (like my step daughter and step son-in-law) be penalized because baby formula prices increase because USG decides to deplete worldwide supplies to cover for Biden's incompetence .

The same applies to any other government in the world, be it the UK, India, or the Philippines.

But I understand China has some baby formula they'll sell for cheap.

In the meantime, impacted mother's in the US should try this:

[aimhigh]

With the Clintons, there was a new scandal every week, every week. With Biden, there is a new failure every week, every week.

[FoxInSocks]

Biden announced 'Operation Fly Formula'

I thought we needed baby formula. Flies don’t drink formula.

[Fungi]

This evil, supremely corrupt pedophile, liar, plagiarist, and retromingent poltroon is a joke and a disgrace to humanity and the office. The world is laughing and we are so screwed.... You shall know them by his works. Look at his son and daughter and his time in the senate. Never underestimate Jackass Joe’s ability to F things up-—Obozo.

[Seaplaner]

And a question comes to mind...

... From which countries might this "safe" baby formula be sourced?

Will these countries be among our best pals and have our best interests in mind?

Hoping so.

[Rurudyne]

The baby killers love Arbitrary government and pulling stuff outta their asses.

[cuz1961]

formula that meets FDA safety standards from other countries to bring it to America
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Like microstamping pistols

There ARE NO foreign formulas that meet fda standards !

That’s why there aren’t any foreign made formula on the American shelf to begin with !

They honestly think we all have the I.Q. of AOC.

Pure BS from the POS.

[refreshed]

This country is a disaster. Where would you even start to get things back on track. I guess baby formula is as good a place to start as any.

[fwdude]

Why doesn’t he just join his pro-abortionist drones who want to murder babies who need formula?

[MayflowerMadam]

In Walmart today all the baby formula shelves were empty.

Fortunately, I happened to have in my purse a good supply of those stickers with Biden pointing and saying, “I did that!” I left about 10 of them randomly on the bare shelves.

Also left a couple in the beef bin with him pointing to the per-pound price on the label.

[cuz1961]

They could just give Americans back the formula sitting in DHS warehouseS at the border !

He feeds the invaders babies and promises rainbow unicorn farts from europe to citizens babies.

Lying evil TalyBiden.

[Ezekiel]

'Operation Fly Formula,'

Starring Vincent Price?

[AJFavish]

The Biden/Harris Administration has announced that it will open federal lands and offshore areas to drilling for baby formula.

[packagingguy]

“planes loaded with formula that meets FDA safety standards from other countries to bring it to American parents”

This is the operative phrase.

First the facilities the formula comes from must be audited by the FDA, which probably there are very few foreign factories that are.

Second issue is the amount of nutrients that are required to pass FDA acceptance criteria. Europeans use their own standard which, if I have read correctly, differs from that required by the FDA.

IOW, this is probably smoke and mirrors to show the administration is doing something that was becoming a problem half a year ago in November.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

So if I’m a crazy terrorist I just go blow up this one facility and cause complete chaos? How the hell does it get to this point?