Baby Formula
The Fierce Debate Over How to Feed Your Baby
From rigid paediatric guidance to baby-led weaning, there's never been so much fuss about how parents should get their baby to start eating solids.
Republicans Just Voted Against Feeding the Baby They’re Forcing You to Have
192 House Republicans voted against a $28 million emergency funding bill to address the baby formula shortage.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Is Blaming Migrant Families for the Formula Shortage
The federal government has a decades-old legal obligation to provide food and formula to migrant children in federal custody.
How International Companies Convinced Mothers That Baby Formula Was Best
More than half of Indonesian mothers feed their children formula, despite the fact that it consumes a huge percentage of their income. How did this happen?
The Days of Easy Money Exporting Baby Milk Powder Are Over
People like Jessica once made good money sending Australian products to China. We visited her warehouse to hear why that's changing.
Egypt’s Military Got In a Fight Over Baby Formula This Week
The fight for affordable baby formula exposes the tension between the country’s struggling economy and military power.
An Indonesian Politician Says Instant Ramen Makes Babies Turn Gay
Arief R. Wismansyah, the mayor of the Indonesian city of Tangerang has shocked the world after asserting that instant noodles and formula milk are actually “making babies gay.”
The Internet Is Seeking Revenge On These Racist Baby Formula Pranksters
Two Dutch pranksters managed to get their hands onbaby formula and began targeting Asian men, first taunting them by asking if they want baby formula, then dumping entire packs of powder on them, in some sort of strange, racist twist on antiquing.
This Baby Got Scurvy After Drinking Only Almond Milk
An 11-month-old baby developed scurvy—yup, the disease of pirates of yore—after being fed almond milk instead of breast milk or a cow-milk-based formula.
There's a Massive Baby Formula Shortage and It's All China's Fault
China’s loosening of its one child per family policy has sent ripples far beyond its borders.
The End of China's One-Child Policy Means Big Things in the Baby Food Industry
Now that Chinese parents can have more than one child, bankers are buying up stock of baby formula companies and dumping their shares in the condom industry.
China Says It's Getting Serious About Its Food Safety Laws
Under the new laws, violators will face what are widely regarded as the heaviest civil and criminal punishments ever mandated in China. Whistleblowers will be rewarded for telling authorities about violations.