retailers including Target Corp (TGT.N), CVS Health Corp (CVS.N), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) and Kroger Co (KR.N) place purchase limits on infant formula products. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro in a testimony submits a report acquired from a whistleblower, who had worked at the Abbott facility and had filed a complaint with the FDA in September 2021.Ībbott says it will release some nutrition products made at its Michigan plant on a case-by-case basis. read moreĪbbott, calling the recall a "short-term hindrance", cuts its full-year sales growth forecast but maintains profit estimate. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro asks for an investigation into the FDA's handling of the Abbott recall.įDA probe of Abbott's Michigan facility finds a harmful bacteria called Cronobacter sakazakii on the surface of some areas near infant formula production, and reveals Abbott did not have a control system in place to prevent microbe contamination. read moreĪbbott expands recall to include some Similac PM 60/40 products based on a fifth complaint of a bacterial infection. read moreĬhina's custom officials warn consumers against buying and consuming certain of Abbott's infant and baby products. Here is a timeline on how the baby formula crisis unfolded and the measures taken so far to resolve it:Ībbott recalls dozens of types of powdered baby formulas, including Similac, Alimentum and EleCare, made at its Sturgis, Michigan plant after four consumers complained about bacterial infections in infants who had consumed those products Recalled products had an expiry date of Apor later. Top infant formula makers, including Reckitt Benckiser (RKT.L), Nestle (NESN.S) and Danone SA (DANO.PA), have been shipping supplies from overseas since the United States temporarily allowed foreign imports from other suppliers. June 16 (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) said it had halted production of EleCare baby formula at its Michigan plant after storms caused heavy flooding, in the latest setback for the recently re-opened factory that has been at the center of an infant formula shortage in the United States.
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