Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Monday, July 14, 2025
    961
    Instagram Facebook LinkedIn TikTok
    • Breaking News
    • Guides
    • Food & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Join the Team
    • Whatsapp
      • 961
      • 961 News
    Advertise with Us Get the App
    961
    Home»News»Lebanon News
    imcorp
    2 Mins Read

    Distraught Parents Can’t Find Milk For Their Babies In Lebanon

    By Souad LazkaniJune 14, 2021Updated:June 15, 2021
    Facebook WhatsApp Copy Link

    Parents in Lebanon are distraught and desperately searching all pharmacies and cooperatives across the country for a container of baby formula for their infants.

    The shortage in baby formula is the latest addition to the daily crises that shake the country. Only this one is risking the health and safety of newborns and infants, leaving mothers and fathers feeling helpless and enraged.

    “You have no idea how stressful it is. I’d pay anything,” a new mother, Sally, told The961. “We were told that we can’t even order milk from abroad because Customs would seize the shipment,” adding that her daughter was crying hysterically prompting her to open the very last milk box.

    Another new parent, Mahmoud, was offered to buy a box of baby formula from abroad and send it onboard with someone coming from the United States. He told us, “It’s too expensive in dollars. I would pay half of my salary for a single box of milk.”

    After searching relentlessly in most pharmacies across the country, Sally, Mahmoud, and their partners, like many parents in Lebanon, are only holding on to hope that somehow a box of milk will turn up at a local pharmacy.

    Distributors are accused of holding on to units of baby formula in anticipation of lifted subsidies so they can profit more – sparking concern over the loss of morality.

    In response, state prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat has declared that businesses and distributors hoarding subsidized medical supplies, medical equipment, and baby formula will be prosecuted.

    Ghassan Oueidat
    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email

    For You

    whish pay lebanon 961

    You Can Now Use Whish Pay At Shopify Stores

    lebanon cybergames 2025 hacking 961

    Lebanon Just Won A Global Hacking Competition

    visa whish money partnership

    Visa and Whish Money Just Partnered To Push Digital Payments in Lebanon and Abroad

    uae travel ban lebanon 961

    UAE Is Officially Removing The Travel Ban On Lebanon

    Joe Issa El-Khoury 961

    Who is Joe Issa El-Khoury, Lebanon’s New Minister of Industry

    Tamara El-Zein 961

    Who is Tamara El-Zein, Lebanon’s New Minister of Environment

    lebanon jounieh cyprus by ferry 961

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Travel Between Lebanon & Cyprus By Ferry

    20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Had Lebanese Roots

    April 22, 2019

    Lebanon’s Shawarma Is Going Viral in The Philippines

    April 21, 2019
    Lebanese boutiques

    25 Boutiques In Lebanon To Find Your Dream Evening Dress This Wedding Season

    June 9, 2024

    20 Typical Lebanese Slang Expressions

    April 21, 2020
    caracalla one thousand and one nights

    Caracalla Just Added More Dates For “One Thousand and One Nights” & You Def Don’t Want To Miss It!

    July 5, 2025
    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    June 7, 2025

    How Mia Khalifa Became One Of The Most Outspoken Advocates For Lebanon

    August 13, 2020
    Low-Cost Lebanese Airline 961

    We Might Finally Be Getting A Low-Cost Lebanese Airline – Here’s What We Know

    June 18, 2025

    12 Things To Do In The Traditional Lebanese Town Of Hammana

    July 28, 2022
    961 Logo
    Facebook WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    Popular Topics

    • Guides
    • Eat & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Lebanon News
    • Diaspora
    • Explained

    961

    • About
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • News WhatsApp Channel
    • Corrections Policy
    • Ownership & Funding

    Services

    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • App Waitlist
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
    961™ | All Rights Reserved ©2025
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.