Some major retailers and stores are now instituting a limit on how much baby formula you can buy due to an ongoing shortage of the product. Here’s what you need to know about the 2022 baby formula shortage. Why is there a baby formula shortage? The baby formula shortages have been exacerbated by several recalls, including one by Abbott Laboratories for several batches of its powdered formula brands such as Similac, Alimentum and EleCare. The recall was initiated because four consumers said the products gave their infants bacterial infections. The recall then expanded after an infant died after…