For months, U.S. parents and caregivers have been facing dwindling supplies of baby formula. But in recent weeks, the products have been especially hard to find, forcing some retailers to limit purchases as the Food and Drug Administration scrambles to react to the crisis.
About 1 in 4 parents exclusively breastfeed their children up to the age of 6 months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving a large majority of parents and caregivers at least partially dependent on formula.