States had been allowed to provide clients access to infant formula brands outside of state contracts as the nation faced infant formula shortages due to a recall. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service is ending its flexibility of providing non-contract formula effective Feb.
Michigan’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program is resuming its contract for Similac brand formulas starting March 1, as supply chain issues have been resolved, according to a Thursday news release from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.