Update : The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan began producing infant formula again Saturday. The company said it had met the requirements of its agreement with the federal.
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Update: The Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan began producing infant formula again Saturday. The company said it had met the requirements of its agreement with the federal government to reopen the plant. Among other things, the company had to have an outside expert review plant operations and legal compliance, the reports. Abbott said it will concentrate first on making EleCare, a specialty formula for children with allergies that it expects to make available around June 20. «We will ramp production as quickly as we can while meeting all requirements», Abbott said in a statement. Our story from May 18 follows:
President Biden on Wednesday announced a series of moves to resolve the nation’s infant formula shortage, starting with invoking the Defense Production Act.
