The first emergency flights of infant formula under the U.S. government’s new Operation Fly Formula will transport formula made by Nestle S.A. from Zurich to Plainfield, Indiana, the White House said Thursday.
The Defense Department is combing through its list of approved commercial airline contractors to identify the best aircraft to fulfill the transport request from the Department of Agriculture.
A series of Operation Fly Formula flights will transport the equivalent of up to 1.5 million...
President Joe Biden late Wednesday mobilized an airlift of infant formula from foreign countries to the U.S. and ordered suppliers to prioritize formula manufacturers to address a severe domestic shortage that has panicked parents nationwide.
The White House said it has launched Operation Fly Formula to speed the import of baby formula and get it to stores as soon as possible.
Biden directed the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture to use Defense Department commercial...
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