Abbott reopens Michigan baby formula factory closed for months over contamination
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A nationwide baby formula shortage was worsened by the shuttering of the plant after the deaths of two babies were connected to contamination within west Michigan facility.
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Abbott restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination
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Abbott reopens Michigan baby formula factory closed for months over contamination
Specialty formula production restarted Saturday at the Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that has been at the center of a recall and a factor in a nationwide formula shortage.
Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer.
Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says. The facility was forced to close after a bacterial contamination at the site.
Abbott Laboratories Saturday restarted infant formula production at its Sturgis, Mich., facility after meeting initial requirements agreed to with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of an earlier consent decree with the agency.
Abbott Nutrition resumed production at its Sturgis, Mich., baby formula factory on Saturday, offering hope that a nationwide shortage that has left parents scrambling to find sustenance for their children could ease in the coming weeks.
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Production has resumed at the Michigan infant formula plant forced to close in February over product contamination and safety lapses, but it will
A nationwide baby formula shortage was worsened by the shuttering of the plant after the deaths of two babies were connected to contamination within west Michigan facility.
