New Zealand's a2 Milk Company said on Monday it had submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to supply infant milk formula after Australian peer Bubs received the health agency's clearance last week.
The Antipodean companies were looking to cash in on a relaxation of regulations around infant formula imports by the FDA earlier this month to mitigate one of the biggest baby food shortages in the United States in recent history., the biggest U.S.
supplier of powder infant formula including Similac, in February recalled dozens of products after reports of serious bacterial infections in four infants."We are able to provide support... leveraging our existing U.S. presence and distribution capability," David Bortolussi, managing director and CEO of a2, said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
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