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The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Abbott says two months for baby formula to hit shelves amid US shortage

In a statement, Abbott said it was hoping to restart the Sturgis factory in two weeks, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
In a statement, Abbott said it was hoping to restart the Sturgis factory in two weeks, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

A major US manufacturer of baby food has said that it could take six to eight weeks for its products to reach shelves following a widespread recall, exacerbating a shortage of baby formula.

Abbott Laboratories, which makes baby food and formula, shut its manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, in February following a federal investigation after it recalled three baby-formula products amid reports of infant illness, including two infants who died.

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