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Month. many retailers have put limits on how much you can buy at a time. >> its a bone deep anxiety of is my child going to get what they need. >> the shortage comes after abbott called for a massive recall following reports of bacterial infection that the cdc says may have contributed to the death of two infants. the recall shutting down the companys michigan plant. after an investigation by the fda and cdc, abbott conceded that some of its processes were not followed and says it has set out to...

Option of feeding him, you know, baby food yet. so i have to feed him every 2 to 3 hours, 4 to 6 ounces, and then in between that im, you know, running to the grocery store or any store that can have the formula and like gillian mentioned, im on it because it is more easily digestible for some babies, and this one happens to work on jackson, and so for a lot of moms my heart goes out to them, because its really hard and you cant just switch formulas, and so they want to get the formula thats bes...

Extra formula with those in need. allie seckel runs the formt la exchange. >> they are having to drive several states over, ask friends and family, switch formulas all the time. and some babies are fine with that, others not so much. >> pediatricians like north western universitys dr. joshua wechsler in chicago are warning parents not to water down formula or follow recipes to make homemade formulas which are dangerous. >> there might be a lot of issues there that could lead to problems for babi...

There is a lot of hysteria about it, but i want to be clear, you can still buy baby formula. i know because i just went online and tried to get some because i heard all the reporting. >> i went to the grocery store and it was full. they had everything. >> and so you say it is like if you were a fan of pepsi but you have to drink coke instead. explain that for folks. >> yeah, so certainly this is a highly emotionally charged issue, parenting is the hardest thing that well do and we all want to do...

Different formulas is very harmful for their gut health. and our children are the most precious natural resource. >> thank you for shining the light on this, keep us up-to-date on your reporting. >> thank you. shannon: this dog has been honored after sniffing out 200 explosives after the start of the war in ukraine. awarded a medal for dedicated work, also helping to educate kids. >> animals are great. >> that is where another dog has a water rescue effort over the weekend, you can see that it

That we need. we have been trying different off brands, store brands, things like that, and some of them hes tolerating okay, and some of them hes not, but really, its just been overwhelming and scary. >> so this recall has been of lots of certain similac formulas. theyre made by abbott nutrition. lets take a look at what abbott says theyre doing to alleviate the situation. theyre increasing production at other manufacturing sites besides the one in michigan where there has been this investigati...

Baby was one of those babies who liked a particular formula and she cant find it. lets take a listen to what shes going through. >> its been scary to like walk down the aisles and see empty shelves and honestly not be able to find the exact formula that we need. we have been trying different off brands, store brands, things like that, and some of them hes tolerating okay and some of them hes not, but really its just been overwhelming and scary. >> so this is because of a recall of similac produc...

A baby formula recall has some parents scrambling, similar l similac is one of the most popular baby formulas, but its been pulled from the shelves after four babies were hospitalized and two died. the fda is still trying to determine what went wrong. cnns senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now. elizabeth, what are you learning about this recall, and what can parents do? >> anna, what were learning is that parents are feeling really frustrated and unable to find the formulas t...

Shortage? how do you comfort parents who need formula right now for their babies? >> yeah, so it is kind of a couple of issues coming together all at once. and so, first of all, the infant powdered formula shortage and all infant formula shortage right now is a supply chain issue which is affecting all parts of our economy and our life. with respect to the abbott recall, you know, just contributing to the supply chain problem, there was an infection that anytime we hear about this particular bac...

Now the discovery of a food-born pathogen is recalling some formulas. another blow to retailers and the fda is increasing efforts to restock its shelves. >> dana: a new study suggests email spam filter might be politically biased. g-mail was 50% more likely to block republican than democratic emails. what are we to make about all this? here is jimmy failla. i dont know, emails are annoying anyway. so what do you think? >> im of two minds. ive sent emails that i wish were recalled. the email afte...