Abbott Laboratories reached a deal with the FDA. This means that baby formula will once again be produced, easing the national shortage. We should thank God and pray that there are no further issues.

From Daily Caller. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached a deal with Abbott Laboratories that will allow the company to begin producing baby formula once again at its Sturgis, Michigan plant.

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The agency helped Abbott initiate a voluntary recall and shutdown of new production of its formula in February after the Michigan factory was linked to several bacterial outbreaks in infants in the last year. The company said Monday that the consent decree should lead to production ramping back up within a couple of weeks of the FDA approving its reopening…

Abbott has maintained that there’s no conclusive evidence showing that its formula is responsible for the illness or death of any infants….

Nonetheless, the FDA has kept the factory shut down for three months as the nationwide shortage of baby formula worsened….

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said Monday that the agency is working to address other supply chain issues as well and that American parents could expect things to be “back to normal” within a few weeks, according to The New York Times….

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