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Jun 2022
39m 33s

Laura Modi on the infant formula crisis

THE WASHINGTON POST
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Laura Modi, CEO and co-founder of Bobbie Organic Infant Formula, speaks with Washington Post opinions columnist Alyssa Rosenberg about the ongoing formula supply crisis, the financial burden on families and how the shortage impacts parents in the workplace. Following the conversation, Rosenberg leads a roundtable discussion with The Post’s pop culture repor ... Show More
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