The agency noted “Abbott’s recent production levels and its ability to supply sufficient stock of Similac product for the WIC market.”īut moms FOX17 spoke to are telling a different story. But MDHHS announced on Wednesday that at the onset of March, WIC benefits will, once again, only be usable on Similac formula. Those expanded options were first offered in February of 2022 – the last extension was approved in October of 2022. Michigan families receiving help through the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will have less baby formula options to use their benefits starting March 1.Īfter contamination at Michigan-based Abbott Laboratories caused a shutdown of the company’s Sturgis facility and triggered a massive shortage of formula supplies, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services opened up options for WIC recipients to use their benefits on other brands of formulas.
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