‘Formula foraging’ and black market deals – the desperate side of the baby milk crisis
The spiralling costs of baby essentials, such as formula milk, have led to parents taking drastic action to make ends meet (Picture: Getty)Standing in the supermarket aisle in front of a wall of baby formula, Alisha looks down at one of the bright yellow security tags clamped on the boxes.Her four-month-old baby Jayden is crying while her daughter Keira, five, stares up at her. Jayden is starving. He hasn’t had anything to eat all day, so Alisha starts to prise the security tag from t