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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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The Indiana Department of Health and The Milk Bank have partnered to host donated breast milk drives across the state as the nationwide infant formula shortage continues.
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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.
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The infant formula shortage has led some parents to consider informal milk sharing – looking for breast milk donations for their babies from neighbors or people online. But health experts warn the practice comes with risks.
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Officials with the FDA and Abbott Nutrition testified before a House subcommittee on Wednesday
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Enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis.
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The nationwide baby formula shortage has a local connection — some of the issues can be traced back to the February shutdown of an Abbott plant in Sturgis, Mich. following an outbreak of bacterial infections potentially linked to formula produced there.
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The nationwide shortage of baby formula is also impacting Hoosier families. More than 40 percent of retailers across the country reported being out of formula stock during the first week of May.