Abbott says it has reopened Michigan baby formula plant

By Akanksha Khushi

(Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories has reopened its Sturgis, Michigan child system plant, which was shut final month attributable to heavy rains, an organization spokesperson advised Reuters on Saturday.

Abbott resumed operations on July 1 and has began producing specialty child system EleCare.

The corporate which has been on the middle of a child system scarcity in the US had shut down the plant in February and recalled its toddler system merchandise, together with Similac, after studies of bacterial infections in infants who had consumed merchandise made on the facility.

Earlier than the recall, Abbott managed 40% of the toddler system market. The plant closure led to a country-wide child system scarcity.

Abbott briefly reopened this plant early final month however needed to shut it down after about two weeks attributable to thunderstorms and heavy rains.

(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Sandra Maler)