Baby formula shortage worsening in U.S. prompts federal intervention

STORY: Baby formula shortage worsening in U.S. prompts federal intervention DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of grocery store shelves bare of baby formula STORYLINE: Grocery store shelves were bare of baby formula around Denver and other cities in the United States Friday as the federal government continued unprecedented steps toward accelerating production and distribution of the vital supplement. U.S. President Joe Biden defended his response to the crisis Friday as Republicans and conservative media attacked his administration's actions. Across the country, mothers took to social media and drove up to 50 miles to look around amid baby food formula shortage, People, an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories, said Friday, calling the situation "very, very scary." Data released this week by Datasembly, which tracks baby formula stock at more than 11,000 stores, showed that 43 perce