A recent recall also compounded the issue in February, when Abbott, one of the four major American formula manufacturers, recalled a number of its products -- including its preeminent Similac formulas.
The recall focused on products that were made at the company's Sturgis, Mich., factory and was the result of potential contamination of Cronobacter sakazakii, a bacteria that could be deadly to infants, according to a statement from the company.
And now, some two months afterward, the product is increasingly absent from stores, large and small, around the nation.
According to Datasembly, a firm that tracks billions of retail and grocery price records for stores in every state, an analysis of baby formula stock in more than 11,000 retail outlets found that 29 percent of all top-selling formula brands were not in stock during the week of March 13. Some states saw as much as 40 percent being out of stock including Hawaii, Texas, Iowa and Louisiana.
"The marked increase is up 11 percent from November, when the supply chain crunch was at its height, due to a historically high demand for consumer goods during the pandemic, when an influx of Americans elected to stay home instead of spending money on travel and entertainment," the Daily Mail reported.
Ben Reich, CEO of Datasembly, told CBS News: "This is a shocking number that you don't see for other categories."
"We've been tracking it over time and it's going up dramatically. We see this category is being affected by economic conditions more dramatically than others," he added.
The Biden regime's ineptitude when it comes to fixing the supply chain and bringing down inflation will cost Democrats in November.
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