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| DATE: | May 31, 2024 |
| SUBJECT: | Notice of Extended and Expanded Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Continued Impact of Limited Availability of Gerber Good Start SoothePro and Gerber Good Start Gentle Powder Infant Formulas |
| TO: | All WIC State Agencies |
This letter serves as notice to all WIC state agencies that effective June 1, 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that a Supply Chain Disruption, as defined in 42 USC 1786(b)(24) and 7 CFR 246.2, exists in WIC state agencies with Gerber infant formula contracts. The contracted infant formula manufacturer, Gerber, issued a letter on May 31, 2024, affirming a continued limited supply of their contract brand powder infant formula, Gerber Good Start SoothePro. Gerber also notified WIC state agencies of limited availability of its contract brand power infant formula, Gerber Good Start Gentle.
State agencies under contract with Gerber may experience significant impacts on the ability of participants to obtain contract brand Good Start SoothePro and Good Start Gentle powder infant formulas, creating the supply chain disruption at issue.
Pursuant to the authority granted under 42 USC 1786(s) and 7 CFR 246.29(b)(2)(ii), FNS will consider waiver requests from affected state agencies. This supply chain disruption is expected to last through July 15, 2024.
Sincerely,
Diane M. Kriviski
Associate Administrator
Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs