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Abbott agrees to settle DOJ lawsuit over baby formula plant contamination

Headline from KSN Wichita, on the newest of 2 developments

Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to settle allegation related to how it operated a manufacturing plant tied to contaminated powdered baby formula suspected of causing infant deaths.

KSN Wichita's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Abbott to pay Michigan nearly $470K over alleged formula plant violations

    Headline from MLive ·

  2. Newest

    Abbott agrees to settle DOJ lawsuit over baby formula plant contamination

    Headline from KSN Wichita ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. WLNS Lansing

    Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of Sturgis baby formula plant (opens WLNS Lansing)

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    WLNS Lansing's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation into contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, the largest in the country, which led to supply shortages in 2022.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the US (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led to the supply shortages in 2022.

  3. CBS News

    Abbott Labs to pay nearly $385M in case over bacterial contamination at plant (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.

  4. Forbes

    Abbott Settles Baby Formula Claims For $385 Million (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Abbott will pay $385 million to settle state, federal, and civil lawsuits stemming from contamination issues at its Michigan baby formula plant in early 2022.

  5. STAT

    Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S. (opens STAT)

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    STAT's feed description

    Abbott has agreed to a $385 million settlement over the closure of the largest baby formula plant in the U.S., which led to the supply shortages in 2022.

  6. Courthouse News Service

    Abbott to pay $385 million over contaminated infant formula claims (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The settlement does not represent any finding of fault or liability for Abbott.

  7. WTNH New Haven

    Infant formula company agrees to pay nearly $1M to Conn. for allegedly providing noncompliant products to Medicaid program (opens WTNH New Haven)

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    WTNH New Haven's feed description

    HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Abbott Laboratories, otherwise known as Abbott, agreed to pay over $384 million to settle the False Claims Act allegations that it had failed to manufacture certain powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products in compliance with federal and state requirements.

  8. ABC 7 Chicago

    Abbott agrees to $385M settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in US (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led to the supply shortages in 2022.

  9. MLive

    Abbott to pay $384 million over formula plant violations in Michigan, Arizona (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    Abbott will pay more than $384 million to settle allegations tied to manufacturing violations at its Sturgis infant formula plant.

  10. KOIN

    Abbott Laboratories to pay nearly $1M to Oregon after selling 'unsafe' baby formula (opens KOIN)

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    KOIN's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay over $384M after selling baby formula from taxpayer-funded programs in unsafe conditions, with Oregon receiving close to $1M from the settlement.

  11. The Oregonian

    Oregon gets piece of $384 million Abbott baby formula settlement (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    It’s unclear where the money will go or whether any will return to Oregon’s Medicaid program, which paid for some of the products.

  12. UPI

    Abbott to pay $385M over infant formula contamination probe (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims stemming from a probe that led to the closure of its largest infant formula plant.

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Abbott to pay $385 million over contaminated baby formula that sparked 2022 shortage (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A sign marks an entrance at the Abbott Laboratories corporate headquarters campus on Dec. 5, 2025, in Abbott Park, Illinois.

  14. KSN Wichita

    Abbott agrees to settle DOJ lawsuit over baby formula plant contamination (opens KSN Wichita)

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    KSN Wichita's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to settle allegation related to how it operated a manufacturing plant tied to contaminated powdered baby formula suspected of causing infant deaths.

  15. MLive

    Company behind 2022 formula shortage to pay $384M over tainted formula (opens MLive)

    Published

    MLive's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay $384M to settle federal and state allegations of knowingly selling potentially contaminated infant formula, stemming from unsanitary conditions at its Michigan and Arizona plants.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    Oregon gets $977k from settlement over baby formula safety allegations (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    (KTVZ) -- Abbott Laboratories will pay more than $384 million in a settlement after allegations that the company manufactured powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products under unsafe conditions and sold them to taxpayer-funded programs. Oregon will receive $977,558 from the settlement.

  17. MLive

    Abbott to pay Michigan nearly $470K over alleged formula plant violations (opens MLive)

    Published

    MLive's feed description

    Abbott Laboratories will pay Michigan nearly $470K as part of a $385M national settlement over infant formula safety violations at its plants in Sturgis, Michigan and Casa Grande, Arizona.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Abbott will pay Massachusetts $1.9 million in infant formula settlement (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The payment is part of a $385 million settlement between the company and federal and state governments.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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