Once again, just as in pandemic and even pre-pandemic days, Baltimore’s community organizations, businesses, and individuals came together; this time to tackle the baby formula needs of the community. Everyone collaborated to ensure infants were fed and parents’ minds were at ease knowing they would not have to suffer the consequences of the nationwide shortage crisis.

Just for some background, in September 2021, an infant in Minnesota became ill with a potentially lethal bacteria after consuming baby formula manufactured at the Abbot plant in Michigan. Shortly after, several more infants fell sick, and, tragically, two infants died from infection. The infections were under investigation, and after an FDA inspection of the Abbot facility in February, there was a recall on several batches of formula. Then the factory ceased production.