Abbott's baby formula crisis: A timeline of what led to a DOJ investigation

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Abbott Laboratories is being investigated by the federal government after its Michigan plant shut down last year due to contamination issues, exacerbating the baby formula shortage.

in part that Abbott didn’t maintain clean surfaces used in producing and handling the powdered formula. Additionally, inspectors found a history of contamination with the bacteria, known as cronobacter, including eight instances between fall 2019 and February 2022.

The Abbott Laboratories facility where dozens of recalled types of powdered baby formulas were made, in Sturgis, Michigan, on May 20, 2022. On April 28, Abbott announced that none of the Abbott formula distributed to consumers tested positive for Cronobacter sakazakii or salmonella. "Testing of retained products by Abbott and FDA for Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Salmonella all came back negative. No Salmonella was found at the Sturgis facility during the investigation," the company said in a statement.

Abbott stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula to assess damage caused by a storm and to clean and re-sanitize the plant. The company said it expected production to be delayed for a few weeks. July 2022

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