The company last month clinched an agreement with the US to ship 27.5 million bottles of infant formula. "The addition of Walmart will increase our bricks and mortar exposure in the US over the coming days and weeks to around 4,800 stores across 35 states," underscores Kristy Carr, CEO at Bubs Australia. The European Union previously announced that they maintained a secure supply throughout the formula shortage to prevent entering a similar situation as the US. However, some manufacturers have exported formulas to the US, for example, UK-based Kendal Nutricare supplying 2 million cans, expected to reach the market in June. Eyeing supply Abbott restarted production to levels before the recall, now shutting down because of extreme weather. Despite Abbott's temporary factory shutdown, the company is assuring it has sufficient supply of its specialty EleCare item.