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Adams declares state of emergency amid infant formula shortage
Summary by Ground News
New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Sunday in response to the nationwide short supply of baby formula. The emergency executive order "will empower the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to prevent price gouging for formula," Adams said. The nationwide baby formula shortage is worsening each day, with new data by Datasembly showing the national out-of-stock rate hit a high of 43 percent for the first week of May.