More Than 70,000 Pounds of Formula Arrives in U.S., Shipment Heading to Pharmacies and Health Care Providers...

by James Anthony at The Post Millennial

“Operation Fly Formula,” a military operation enacted by the US to replenish the country’s scarce stocks of baby formula, has brought in a massive shipment from Germany, but it has been reported that none of it will be destined for retail sales.

This initial shipment, which landed in Indianapolis on Sunday, will be destined for pharmacies and health care facilities such as hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices, exclusively, as part of the administration’s $28 million initiative to combat the shortage.

In a Sunday tweet issued by President Biden, he announced that more than 70,000 pounds of infant formula was on this first flight.

Folks, I’m excited to tell you that the first flight from Operation Fly Formula is loaded up with more than 70,000 pounds of infant formula and about to land in Indiana.

Our team is working around the clock to get safe formula to everyone who needs it. pic.twitter.com/cX4KU0eDtZ

— President Biden (@POTUS) May 22, 2022

According to CNN, the shipment included 132 pallets of formula…