New York City declares state of emergency amid U.S. infant formula shortage
STORY: New York City declares state of emergency amid U.S. infant formula shortage
DATELINE: May 24, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:39
LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S.
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of shelves in short of baby formula
3. various of parents pushing baby strollers in New York street
4. SOUNDBITE (English): Parent in New York City
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent
"I'm now at a Target store in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Like other large retailers in the city, this store is struggling with the baby formula supply shortage.
The city mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Sunday over this nationwide shortage. He signed an emergency executive order empowering the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to prevent price gouging for infant formula.
The order will help authorities to crack down on any retailer looking to capitalize on this formula supply crisis by jacking up prices, said Adams. He added tha
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