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'We're just over the moon!' Good news for factories that make food for malnourished kids

By Gabrielle Emanuel

Published August 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM EDT

One of the two US companies that makes emergency food for malnutrition is coming back online after it received a contract from the State Department. Earlier this year

Gabrielle Emanuel

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