Abbott Reaches Agreement With FDA to Reopen Baby Formula Plant to Ease Nationwide Shortage

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BREAKING: Abbott has reached an agreement with the FDA to reopen its manufacturing plant in Michigan to help ease a nationwide shortage of baby formula, the company announced.

The supply shortage was triggered in part by the closure of Abbott Nutrition's manufacturing plant in Michigan after four infants who consumed formula from the facility fell ill from bacterial infections, two of whom subsequently died. Abbott is the largest infant formula manufacturer in the U.S.

Inspections by the FDA found the presence of Cronobacter sakazakii, a bacteria that can cause blood infection, at the Sturgis, Mich. plant. Abbott internal records also showed that the company destroyed some of its product due to the presence of the bacteria at the plant, according to the FDA. In February, Abbott issued a voluntary recall of its Similac PM 60/40, Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products made at the Michigan plant. Abbott said last week that no formula distributed to consumers from the Sturgis plant tested positive for the bacteria, and genetic sequencing of two samples from the sick infants did not match the Cronobacter strains found in the plant.

The FDA concluded its inspection in March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no additional cases of infants infected with Cronobacter after consuming products from the Michigan facility.

 

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🤔. Me thinks this could have been resolved before it became an issue. Another self made crisis by Administration that keeps on giving. formulashortage BidenWorstPresidentEver

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