CLEVELAND — If you have been going from store to store looking for baby formula only to come out empty handed, you're not alone.
During the pandemic, manufactures have had problems with labor, transportation and materials essential to the production of formula. That led to parents stockpiling causing the issues we are seeing today.
Then to make matters even more dire, a federal investigation shutdown a major manufacturer because of reports of contamination.
Dr. Shelly Senders, Founder & CEO of Senders Pediatrics in South Euclid says it's ok to avoid name brands.
"If you can find any formula out there, and you can get it at Walgreens, CVS, Costco, any of those brands, Target or Walmart, those are all made by a company that has been around for a long time and those are very safe formulas....they are FDA approved in this county."
Which is exactly what Katie and Kevin Krysh from Strongsville are doing.
"We are more opened minded. It has the same ingredients and we are not seeing that much of a difference." Katie Krysh said.
They cast aside the idea of only using name brands and instead went for the generic Target and CVS brands. Fortunately for their 3 month old baby Parker, he has no allergies.
Dr. Shelly Senders founder of Senders Pediatrics in South Euclid says the generic brands found at stores like CVS, Walgreens and Costco are made by a company that produces formula to FDA standards and has been in the business for a long time.
Still, generic brands are prone to buyouts leaving some parents taking the matter into their own hands. More and more parents have been taking a "homemade" approach to feeding their baby which doctors vehemently do not approve of.