A Walmart customer service representative confirmed to a Breitbart News reporter that an order of Enfamil-brand infant formula was shipped from Cheyenne, Wyoming to North Bergen, New Jersey “due to a lack of stock at the nearest logistics center in your area.” “.
Cheyenne is 1,738 miles from North Bergen. Walmart operates a “supercentre” store in North Bergen.
The purchase of Enfamil, which took place on May 8 and arrived on May 12, was made not for the interests of the press, but to feed an eight-month-old baby.
Enfamil powder has replaced the now widely used Similac brand powder formula.
Submitting the Walmart Enfamil Formula
Walmart is the largest employer in the country and the largest company in America. Walmart claims to operate 210 distribution centers dedicated to delivering products to its stores, and does not list how many e-commerce fulfillment centers it uses on its company’s website. But the company says they use “a ton of human resources, high-performance e-commerce-focused campuses, a world-class transportation fleet, and a touch of magic” to run their online operations. centers are strategically located throughout the United States”
Wyoming has the lowest population in the country. Walmart has announced plans to open a new fulfillment center “in the spring of 2022” in Pennsylvania.
Walmart’s media relations department did not respond to numerous requests to confirm why ordering baby food requires nationwide shipping, how common such a step is for online orders, and which means the order is Enfamil closest to parents. It is located in Wyoming, New Jersey. The support representative made a statement about the order.
Locked and nearly empty grocery store shelves typically filled with baby food on May 11, 2022, in Washington DC. (via Getty by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP)
“The reason it was shipped from elsewhere was because the product was out of stock,” a spokesperson said. “Due to the lack of products in the nearest logistics center in your region, we have to request products from other logistics centers. [sic]”
When asked if it’s fair to think that the delivery details mean the closest Walmart logistics center that delivered Enfamil from New Jersey, the rep replied, “Your order is not available because the product is currently out of stock due to its popularity.” wyoming
At press time, Walmart’s website indicates that none of Walmart’s five “supercenters” within a ten-mile radius of its North Bergen store are selling the product.
The transcontinental journey of buying baby food reflects the severity of the growing shortage crisis that families of nearly all widely available baby food brands are currently facing. Last week, more than 40 percent of baby food stocks nationwide were sold.
While supply chain disruptions, caused in part by lockdowns imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic in China, have already disrupted the country’s baby food supply, the shortages have been made worse by the federal government’s shutdown at one of its largest formula factories. country.
Several Similac and other brands made by Abbott Labs have disappeared from nearly all store shelves nationwide after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closed Abbott’s processing plant in Michigan in late March in response to the suspected bacterial outbreak. flash; Abbott announced a voluntary recall of some affected products in February. Abbott is the largest baby food manufacturer in America.
Growing public concern over baby food shortages prompted the FDA Wednesday to drop its request for Abbott to start using the factory to make formula again, but make a statement on a case-by-case basis.
“We know that many consumers don’t have access to the infant formula and life-saving health products they’re used to, and are frustrated by the inability to do so,” FDA Commissioner Robert Kaliff said on Tuesday. Said. “We do everything we can to make sure enough products are available where and when they need it.”
The FDA added in a press release: “Some infant formula manufacturers are meeting or exceeding capacity levels to meet current demand. Interestingly, more baby food was purchased in April than in the month before the return. ”
President Joe Biden reportedly discussed the baby food shortage with executives at Walmart and other major manufacturers and retailers on Thursday. The other day, Karine Jean-Pierre’s incoming press secretary laughed when asked who was the “brain” of the crisis at the White House.
Source: Breitbart
