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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory's closure in February 2022 contributed to a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food banks, friends and doctor's offices.
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A baby formula shortage recently rocked the United States, and now we’re starting to get a wider picture of what really happened. As part of the weekly series MichMash…
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Abbott's facility has now closed and reopened twice this year. The baby formula plant had previously closed in February because of bacterial contamination.
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The FDA says the investigation "is in its preliminary stages," and previous investigations have not found a clear link between these other infant deaths and the product produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Mich., plant.