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Lansing store giving baby formula away for free

Posted at 8:09 PM, May 23, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-23 20:09:17-04

LANSING, Mich. — The baby formula shortage has left many families struggling. Now. the Fretail Store in Lansing is giving formula away for free.

Owner Mike Karl said that the Fretail Store carries some of the most needed formulas, and people are driving all over the state to come and get some.

They have given more than one thousand cans of formula away in the past two weeks, Karl said.

"We're allowing anybody and everybody to come in and get what they need," he said. "As long as they haven't eaten with the shortage."

The Fretail Store is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays in the Lansing Mall with some exceptions.

"If there is a special case, I don't care if you're from Detroit or Up North in the U.P.," said Mike. "If you can't find a can of formula, I will give you that kind of formula.

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