108,000 pounds of baby formula shipment arrives in Allentown, Pa.

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- An emergency shipment of baby formula has arrived at a Nestle distribution center in the Lehigh Valley.

FedEx trucks filled with some of the 108,000 pounds of formula were unloaded at the facility near Allentown Thursday morning.
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Authorities say the Gerber Good Start Formula will now be shipped to hospitals, retailers and infant nutrition programs nationwide.

The FDA blames the shortage on a COVID-19 outbreak at the country's largest baby formula plant in Michigan.

It also says a whistleblower complaint citing health violations didn't reach FDA leadership in time because it was lost in the mail.
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