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- April 10, 2024
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## Increased Formula Prices and Disappearance of Discount Brands
Has anyone else noticed the concerning trend in formula prices? Recently, the cost of formula has skyrocketed, with Costco tubs jumping from $27.99 to $45.99 in just 4 months. Additionally, store brands similar to Costco’s have mysteriously vanished from shelves, leaving only expensive brands and some recently imported options from Europe.
This article highlights how formula prices have more than doubled in the past 2 years, but fails to address the disappearance of discount brands. As a result, consumers are not only paying twice as much for formula overall, but are also being pushed to purchase brands that are twice the cost of the old options.
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In this worrying situation, AI Legalese Decoder can be a valuable tool for consumers to navigate through complex language and decipher any legal jargon in contracts or agreements related to formula purchases. This can help individuals better understand their rights as consumers and potentially uncover any hidden clauses that may impact pricing or product availability.
## Increase in Formula Costs and Concerns
The reality is that formula costs have significantly increased, potentially tripling over the past 2 years. Despite a stagnant birth rate in North America, the surge in demand for formula cannot be solely attributed to population growth. The closure of a major Abbott plant over 2 years ago was initially cited as a reason for the price hike, but the ongoing escalation raises questions about the underlying factors driving this trend.
Given the critical role of formula in infant nutrition and the exorbitant costs associated with it, many families are facing financial strain. The necessity of formula leaves parents with limited options, as they cannot risk their child’s health by forgoing this essential product. The impact of these rising prices on family planning decisions and the extreme measures parents are resorting to in order to afford formula warrant further examination and discussion.
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The loss of the store brands is a crisis that I agree has not gotten enough attention.
All the store brand generics in North America are manufactured by one company, Perrigo. They are separate from the Enfamil/Similac factories that shut down in 2022 but have had their own supply chain issues.
The generics have been entirely discontinued from Loblaws chains and Walmart Canada. The remainder is Kirkland for Costco and it disappeared from shelves last year.
I emailed Perrigo a while back and they said Kirkland would be returning in “Spring 2024”. They weren’t more specific than that and, welp, it’s now Spring. Still no Kirkland.
It’s egregious that the only formula options in Canada right now are name brand at inflated prices. Canada doesn’t even have a subsidy program like the US gets with WIC.
With my 1st we paid $23-$27 for the big Kirkland tub depending on sales and that lasted us around 10 days even with a huge eater. It was really, really reasonable!
The Costco option is now 2 tubs of Enfamil for >$80 and they’re nowhere near the size of the Kirkland tubs. Oh and it seems to have disappeared from Costco too now.
I’m due again this summer and the state of the formula market here makes me want to cry now. We’re planning to stock up on store brands in the US because that’s feasible for us but it’s not a solution for everyone and shouldn’t even be necessary. Nor should you have to have access to a Costco for affordable formula if Kirkland ever actually returns.
There is some good news on this front. There’s a plant in Kingston that finally got approval to produce baby formula from Health Canada at the end of March. Their product should be on retailer shelves by the summer and that should push down prices somewhat.
Although is of no help to parents today.
Yeah we’ve noticed the same thing.
It’s not just that Kirkland formula has disappeared, which was by far the cheapest.
All ‘no name’ formula has disappeared from all stores leaving only name brand at $55 for a pot. No idea why! Thankfully our youngest is 10 months and seems to tolerate the 12+ month “nutrition supplement” (at $30 a pot) rather than actual infant formula. He eats enough that formula is mostly a way to get him liquid rather than for the nutrition.
I cannot believe that this is not like, the number one parenting news story right now. I live in a large city and have to go to 8-10 stores just to FIND it. It’s 2.5x the price that is was when I fed my last in 2021.
This is a crisis. It’s unacceptable. I’ve transitioned my 10 month old to homo milk + toddler formula which thankfully I feel comfortable doing with a great eater
This is such an important conversation and I can’t believe that it’s been completely ignored by media and politicians alike.
We’re almost weaned off formula now for my youngest, but I think I’m going to continue to donate to the local food bank specifically for their purchase of infant formula. The cost and inability to access formula is a public health issue, but unfortunately the narrative of “breast is best” means this is overlooked, because how would it look from a public health standpoint to support formula feeding? *gasp!*.
Kidding aside, when I was visiting rural Ontario they had all their formula locked behind the counter because they said it was too frequently stolen, so they had to resort to this. My heart absolutely goes out to those just trying to survive and feed their babies. Unfortunately without safe and affordable access to infant formula people resort to unsafe practices like sugar water, homemade creations or dairy alternatives that don’t support the healthy development of babies.
We’ve in a fortunate position that we can afford the ridiculous price increases, but so many families can’t.
I am honestly terrified this go around. Our first baby we fed kirkland which was 27.99 and easy to get.
We obviously will make the cost work.. but its super stressful given the ups and downs of the availability and also paying 1-1.5x more to feed your child. I hadn’t planned on BF this time.. but I may have to give it a try…..
That’s why they put most Baby Formula under lock & key, now…
I have no kiddie’s, but whenever I gone to Costco, Shopper’s etc & looked at the prices for BF I almost keeled over!
Talk about sticker shock & price gouging on their end, it’s just plain ridiculous now.
My last baby was almost 16 years ago, he was formula fed. I now have a 6 month old who is formula fed and I’m paying $70 for a can of powder and it lasts about a week. When you’re already making less from being on maternity leave, that’s a ton of money. It’s ridiculous.
It’s crazy, I’ve kept my eye on the Enfamil formula at Costco just out of curiosity (my youngest is 2.5 so we haven’t had to use formula in a while now) and I think it’s almost tripled in price since I was buying it. I feel so bad for people having to buy formula now, it’s so expensive and you can’t exactly stretch it with cheaper food like you can with meats & stuff like that.
Not the same but related, showing how sometimes we get really screwed over here. A box of 30x5mL of nasal solution is 15$ + tax at local pharmacies. It can get down to 10/12 on Amazon if you plan ahead. Some days, when our baby is really stuffed and we haven’t had the chance to prepare a bottle of solution with the packages, we’ll end up using almost half a box a day.
I’m currently in vacation in France, I just payed 15$ for 5 packages of 40 5mL doses. That’s 7 times cheaper, even with the 1.5 current eur/cad exchange rate….
This would be a noble thing for our provincial and federal governments to tackle
But they won’t
It’s exorbitant. We’re combo feeding and it’s still too much money.
I’m thankful that we’re inching closer and closer to being able to slow down on the formula and up the food.
We used to buy the pre-made bottles 12 pack it was $35 at walmart. We looked for our new baby coming in May and it’s $68, absolutely insanity.
I’ve recently tried Modilac Precision from Walmart as an alternative to Enfamil / Similac, and I’ve found the quality really good for the price! My baby digested it a lot better than the name brands, and after looking into the ingredients, they are better. The price is also a lot more palatable than name brands so for those who are considering an alternative, I recommend it.
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Sign up for the new beginings enfamil program. They shipped me $200 worth of formula for $40. And get everyone you know to do the same for you.
https://www.enfamil.ca/
Prices, availability is freaking insane.
Friend had their parents bring back tubs from the states, as they were on an extended vacation. It’s insane how expensive Canada has become. Trudeau won’t address it and nor will PP.
I did not put off having a baby, but when I gave birth in November 2022 I was incredibly worried about finding formula.
The shortage was incredibly scary, and I was worried about feeding my baby.
I was incredibly lucky, I’m that I was able to pump so that he only had to use 50% formula for the first litre while.
I was eventually able to breastfeed fill time till 9 months, when I had had enough.
By that time formula was not as scarce.
I really do feel for families that have to struggle to fund formula for their babies.
A factory got closed in the USA for safety violations. It supplied over third of North American drmandm
It’s all about supply and demand, which is super unfortunate. Formula should be a right, and not the reason that parents might take a short cut.
I heard that another factory was shut down due to unplanned maintenance.
Formula shortages show the need for Canadian factories.
I’ve noticed this too, it’s wild how much formula has gone up. I recall paying $22-something or $23-something per tub for Kirkland formula with my oldest. By the time I had my youngest I was blown away that formula was in the $26/$27 range and I remember thinking that was insane inflation.
Yeah the price of it is insane, I was terrified we were going to have to formula feed when we had our first last year. I feel so bad for people that have no choice and have to.
Happy to see this conversation happening. I have a 3 year old and a 4 month old, and it’s wild to see how the prices have skyrocketed since I formula fed my first. And as others have noted, what’s worse is the stress of even being able to find it. I recall before being pregnant with my second I was horrified about the formula shortage but was sure it must be resolved by the time I had my second, and here we are over a year later. It’s unacceptable and I really don’t understand what’s happening.
What’s the percentage of women breast feeding now compared to 10 or 20 years ago? It seems like it’s uncommon for women to breast feed these days.
Pretty much anyone with an infant in the last year has noticed this, but the bigger issue was finding formula at all vs the price. It’s been quite stressful.
I have a new niece and bought some formula for her a few times and the power was ~50$ and the already made jugs were ~80$.
I don’t want kids lol
There was also some demand in some parts of the world for baby formula from NA, Australia and Europe.
I’m not sure if that’s still a thing. It’s common for people flying to Asia to bring baby formula atm in their checked luggage.
I remember baby formula still being a fiasco when I visited China last summer.
There is a relatively huge amount of formula from Canada that gets exported by the grey market every year. I wonder if the manufacturers or distributors themselves have increased their exports as a result to capture that revenue.
We’re having our second in August and since our first was exclusively breastfed, my husband has no clue how much formula cost and can’t imagine how fast a tub of formula we can go through. With our second, I hope to be able to pump and supply enough for baby or only have to supplement with a bit of formula so we can stretch it more. Im terrified of not being able to find formula when the time comes and have been tempted to buy some formula whenever I see it but I don’t want to take it away from families who need it right away.
May 2022 $26 for a jar of similac
Now 37$. I know I saw it at a few stores for $40.
Also it depends if they have it in stock. Lots of times I see the shelves empty of similac or other formulas excluding emfimil.( That seems to always be in stock for twice the price of anything else).
So 37 a week roughly for for a year your basically paying $2000.
First the factory shut down, then they had trouble getting sunflower seeds/oil (?)
Then non name brands were discontinued.
My first child I had people searching 2* hours away for formula because of the shortage (only two brands she would drink without a reaction)
. Now I am worried I am going to have to do that again.
It’s weird that emfimil and good start was the only ones that didn’t seem to be affected by anything.
“why aren’t people having kids anymore?”