Agency inspectors found a leaking roof, standing water and cracked production equipment before a facility shutdown that led to major shortages.
Tag: Food and Drug Administration
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Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Gaps in Regulation and Reporting
The government has ordered more safeguards at an Abbott Nutrition plant. But the lack of reporting requirements and limited testing make it hard to monitor the deadly bacterium that led to a recall.
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U.S. Military Airlifts Baby Formula From Europe
A shipment that arrived on Sunday was the first of two intended to address shortages in the United States. Another shipment is set to arrive this week, the White House said.
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Baby Formula Shortage Has an Aggravating Factor: Few Producers
With just a handful of companies making U.S. infant formula, a shutdown of Abbott’s plant had outsized impact on the supply.