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Foreign baby formula shipment set to arrive Sunday
Washington Times ^ | May 21 | By Joseph Clark

Posted on 05/22/2022 10:49:39 AM PDT by RandFan

The first shipment of foreign-produced infant formula imported under “Operation Fly Formula” is scheduled to touch down in the U.S. on Sunday.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be on hand to receive 132 pallets of formula produced by Switzerland’s Nestle S.A. set to arrive in Indianapolis, the White House said Saturday.

This shipment includes bottles of both Nestlé Health Science Alfamino Infant and Alfamino Junior formula, which the administration prioritized due to the “critical medical purpose” they serve.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered military aircraft to transport the shipment from Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

The administration announced Thursday that it had sourced 1.5 million bottles of formula from Nestle under the program.

The administration stood up Operation Fly Formula to streamline foreign formula imports and announced the program Wednesday along with invoking the defense production act to stem the ongoing formula shortage.

Under the program, the Health and Human Services and Agriculture departments will use Pentagon-contracted commercial aircraft to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards.

‌The move lets the carriers bypass regular air-freight routes, which the White House says will speed up final delivery to store shelves.

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To: RandFan
What stupid political performance art.

Very expensive, though.

21 posted on 05/22/2022 11:12:11 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: RandFan

Symbolism over substance.

Just like the releasing of oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve a few weeks ago.

How many days did it take the focus groups to come up with this plan? As long as they worked on the ‘ultraMAGA’ attack-that-failed?


22 posted on 05/22/2022 11:13:46 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: RandFan

China, come to our assistance. China, make haste to help us.


23 posted on 05/22/2022 11:16:23 AM PDT by BusterDog
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Reset…


24 posted on 05/22/2022 11:18:23 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: RandFan

It is rather curious how many regulations the Dems ignore and ‘work around’ whenever a ‘crisis’ forces an issue.

The cause of the baby formula shortage: over regulation.

The cause of sky high gas prices: over regulation.


25 posted on 05/22/2022 11:22:32 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: RandFan

About 385,000 babies are born in the USA every day so they’d better ramp up the deliveries until the domestic producers can get up to par.


26 posted on 05/22/2022 11:22:36 AM PDT by laplata (")
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To: Paladin2

You’re right.

About 385,000 babies are born in the USA every day so they’d better ramp up the deliveries until the domestic producers can get up to par.


27 posted on 05/22/2022 11:24:03 AM PDT by laplata (")
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To: laplata

“Worldwide, around 385,000 babies are born each day.

In the United States in 2019, about 10,267 babies were born each day.

That’s 1 percent less than in 2018 and the fifth year in a row that the number of births has declined.”


28 posted on 05/22/2022 11:28:01 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: euram
"“Operation Fly Formula”
Is that formula for flies or formula made from flies?"

OFF.... insect repellent

Seriously, this is the dumbest most insulting name ever.

If they can't abort babies, they'll kill them another way.

To even consider that USA has no baby formula...... I really have no words left, except

Biden the baby killer.

29 posted on 05/22/2022 11:28:13 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop ("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
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To: RandFan

We’re usually the ones helping out less fortunate countries.

Now Biden has screwed things up so badly we are getting handouts from ... Switzerland?


30 posted on 05/22/2022 11:39:31 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: RandFan
Meanwhile, Jigfnhas issued a huge recall PB recall due to salmonella. My two grands are sick today after having had a PB sandwich.

US food supply under attack…

31 posted on 05/22/2022 11:41:07 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Jiff…


32 posted on 05/22/2022 11:41:49 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: Paladin2

Thanks for that clarification. I goofed. I asked google how many were born in the US and it reported in the World.


33 posted on 05/22/2022 11:43:08 AM PDT by laplata (")
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To: RandFan
This is all well and good. The formula will be welcomed by hungry babies and their families all over the country.

But, WHY HAS IT TAKEN THREE MONTHS (MARCH, APRIL AND MAY) TO DO THIS? Truth be told 132 pallets is a drop in the bucket. Needs to be 1320 pallets at least. FJB has screwed up again. So far, he's done NOTHING correctly.

34 posted on 05/22/2022 11:43:30 AM PDT by upchuck (The longer I remain unjabbed with the clot-shot, the more evidence I see supporting my decision.)
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To: cableguymn

LOL! Zackly!


35 posted on 05/22/2022 11:47:10 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: cableguymn

Or blue cities?


36 posted on 05/22/2022 11:49:11 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith… )
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To: laplata

Most respectfully, what you wrote was noncese.

Here it is:
About 385,000 babies are born in the USA every day

At that rate, there would be over 100 million babaies born each year. The true figure is about 4 million babies per year. The population of the United States is about 330 million.

Honest now, your 385,000, that was some nonsense, huh?


37 posted on 05/22/2022 11:49:23 AM PDT by OVERTIME (Tammie Lee Haynes)
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To: RandFan

Bottles?

Not cans where someone could make many batches from it?

Individual BOTTLES?


38 posted on 05/22/2022 11:50:10 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith… )
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To: RandFan

What a clustermess these tyrants have created.


39 posted on 05/22/2022 11:50:53 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: laplata

I’m gonna guess that the cost for each of these bottles is more than a little bit inflationary.

Thank You Brandon.


40 posted on 05/22/2022 11:51:05 AM PDT by Paladin2
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