baby formula

A Michigan couple says the baby formula recall earlier this year may have saved their child’s life when an emergency room visit led to doctors making another discovery. WOOD’s Teresa Weakley reports.

Abbott announced it is recalling some ready-to-feed liquid products for infants and children due to concerns as the bottle caps were not sealed on completely.

Abbott says it is recalling certain baby formula products over faulty bottle caps. For a complete list of products that are being recalled visit www.similacrecall.com.

The U.S. baby formula shortage isn’t over and ending it ‘may take a while,’ officials say. Here’s a timeline of the shortage and its effects on parents.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a review of the agency’s food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over their handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews.

Abbott Nutrition says baby formula production has resumed at the Michigan plant whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage.

The move is part of an effort to diversify the industry and formula sources after the closure of the country’s largest domestic plant over safety concerns earlier this year led to nationwide shortages and widespread outrage.

Trucks contracted by HHS will drive 1 million pounds of Gerber Good Start Gentle infant formula from a Nestlé plant in Mexico to U.S. retailers starting this weekend

Abbott Laboratories said it stopped production of one of its specialty formula products, EleCare, after parts of its plant in Michigan was flooded.

U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020.