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Abbott says it will be at least two months before baby formula from shuttered plant hits shelves
foxbusiness ^ | 5/11/2022 | By Breck Dumas , Daniella Genovese

Posted on 05/12/2022 8:13:42 AM PDT by bitt

The baby formula shortage continues to get worse

Abbott Nutrition has finally provided a timeline for when new stock from its shuttered Sturgis, Michigan, baby formula manufacturing facility could hit store shelves in the U.S.: At least two months.

"We understand the situation is urgent – getting Sturgis up and running will help alleviate this shortage," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Subject to [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] approval, we could restart the site within two weeks," the statement continues. "We would begin production of EleCare, Alimentum and metabolic formulas first and then begin production of Similac and other formulas. From the time we restart the site, it will take six to eight weeks before product is available on shelves."

The Sturgis plant has been closed since February, when Abbott issued a voluntary recall of certain powdered formulas made at the facility amid an FDA investigation after four complaints that babies who consumed products from the plant became sick from bacterial infections. Two of the infants died.

The company said Wednesday that "after a thorough review of all available data, there is no evidence to link our formulas to these infant illnesses."

In the meantime, pressure has been building for the FDA to do more to address the infant formula shortage. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement Tuesday that the agency was "doing everything in our power to ensure there is adequate product available where and when" consumers need it.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: abbott; baby; babyformula; fda; food; formula; michigan; supply
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1 posted on 05/12/2022 8:13:42 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 05/12/2022 8:13:56 AM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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3 posted on 05/12/2022 8:15:54 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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So the FDA caused the shortage. They shut down a major share of our baby food supply over 4 infections and 2 deaths that were apparently unrelated to the formula, let alone a cause for shutting down a plant for the better part of a year.

But all the jab-related deaths? Cause for more mandated jabs!


4 posted on 05/12/2022 8:16:16 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Shuttered on purpose I would guess. The bacteria thing was a farce, so this was a deliberate sabotage.

I would bet that nobody in the elites favor are doing without.


5 posted on 05/12/2022 8:16:18 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement Tuesday that the agency was "doing everything in our power to ensure there is adequate product available where and when" consumers need it.

Gubbermint -- "We are on it!"

Are there more comforting and confidence-inspiring words in the English language?

6 posted on 05/12/2022 8:16:27 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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Yep.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4062463/posts


7 posted on 05/12/2022 8:16:39 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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The baby formula shortage will be used as a weapon against overturning Roe v Wade.


8 posted on 05/12/2022 8:16:55 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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To: Travis McGee

the idea we would be shipping baby formula to Ukraine when we cannot import formula from the EU during a crisis such as this is a clear display of malice. They Knew!!


9 posted on 05/12/2022 8:18:40 AM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos.)
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Maybe a shortage of “baby milkshakes” is a good thing.


10 posted on 05/12/2022 8:19:02 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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government produced baby formula ? Should parents be worried ?


11 posted on 05/12/2022 8:19:07 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them)
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But Ukraine needs our $40B! How else is the big guy going to get his 10%?


12 posted on 05/12/2022 8:19:11 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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Govt applying pressure on citizens until they scream “Do Something!” Then the fun (s) begins.


13 posted on 05/12/2022 8:20:49 AM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos.)
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Funny how during WW II we could build a Liberty ship in less than a week. But it takes eight weeks to reopen a key plant.


14 posted on 05/12/2022 8:21:32 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real)
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Some of the supplies are also apparently going down to the southern border.


15 posted on 05/12/2022 8:21:41 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4062674/posts?page=1

Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, Other Billionaires Invest in Environmentally-Friendly Artificial Breast Milk Cultured From Human Mammary

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26137/20200620/billionaires-invest-environmentally-friendly-artificial-breast-milk-cultured-human-mammary.htm

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A new and better breast milk alternative has arrived, and it claims to be helpful for the environment as well. The U.S. firm, BIOMILQ, is artificially producing human breast milk from cultured human mammary epithelial cells to be commercially available to consumers.

The start-up company has received $3.5 million from an investment fund that is co-founded by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Mark Zuckerberg. The fund was established to help prevent the ill effects of climate change brought about by carbon emissions.


16 posted on 05/12/2022 8:23:13 AM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: griswold3

Wonder who they have in mind for our hitler


17 posted on 05/12/2022 8:24:14 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them)
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To: Travis McGee

How much of the formula sent to Ukraine will spoil on the way there ?


18 posted on 05/12/2022 8:25:15 AM PDT by George from New England
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How did babies ever survive before there was any baby formula?


19 posted on 05/12/2022 8:25:30 AM PDT by adorno
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I’m just waiting for Beto to try and pin the blame to Gov. Abbott...lol.


20 posted on 05/12/2022 8:25:47 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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