The Biden administration is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase production of baby formula and launching a program that would use commercial aircraft to pick up overseas formula that meets U.S. standards, the White House said Wednesday.
Under the Korean War-era national security mobilization law, President Biden is requiring suppliers to prioritize giving resources to U.S. formula manufactures. A new program called Operation Fly Formula would also direct the Defense Department to use its contracts with commercial air-cargo lines to pick up formula from other countries that meets U.S. health and safety standards. The White House didn’t specify any countries.
