Abbott baby formula plant floods in Michigan, halting production for 'weeks'

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Abbott baby formula plant floods in Michigan, halting production for 'weeks'
by Victor I. Nava, Overnight News Editor |
 | June 16, 2022 01:19 AM

Abbott is halting production of baby formula at a recently reopened Michigan facility due to damage from severe weather, the company said on Wednesday.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains have flooded parts of an Abbott baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, according to the company. As a result, Abbott has stopped production of its EleCare baby formula. The company said cleanup efforts at the plant could delay the release of new baby formula from the Sturgis facility for weeks.

"These torrential storms produced significant rainfall in a short period of time — overwhelming the city’s stormwater system in Sturgis, Mich., and resulting in flooding in parts of the city, including areas of our plant," Abbott said in a statement on Wednesday.

"As a result, Abbott has stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula that was underway to assess damage caused by the storm and clean and re-sanitize the plant," the company added. "We have informed FDA and will conduct comprehensive testing in conjunction with the independent third party to ensure the plant is safe to resume production. This will likely delay production and distribution of new product for a few weeks."

Abbott said it has an "ample existing supply of EleCare" and other specialty formulas to meet consumer demand until it can restart production at the Michigan plant.

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[Kamaji]

[libertybele]

Seriously?  We are to believe that this was an accident?

The EPA (my recent post) says millions have unsafe drinking water, food plants are burning down, no fertilizer available, empty shelves, and now this making it once again difficult to feed infants and toddlers!!

You cannot convince me in any way that this isn't all by design.

FJB!!!!!!!!

[mountaineer]

Is this the only baby formula-producing facility in the entire country?

[libertybele]

Is this the only baby formula-producing facility in the entire country?

Doubtful, but it IS the baby formula-producing facility that they are using as an excuse.

Funny how there was a 'rumor' (?) that they have plenty of formula for all the ILLEGAL babies and tots at the border! 

[mountaineer]

I was at a Kroger store yesterday. They had a few shelves of baby formula at the end of an aisle (I didn't also look in the baby food aisle to see whether there was more). In any event, it was available there.

[GtHawk]

I was at a Kroger store yesterday. They had a few shelves of baby formula at the end of an aisle (I didn't also look in the baby food aisle to see whether there was more). In any event, it was available there.

The sad thing is that stores have been locking up baby formula for years, even the stores where I live which is middle and upper middle class area. I imagine with this shortage even more retailers have it under lock and key.

[GtHawk]

Is this the only baby formula-producing facility in the entire country?

Articles addressing why things are so bad.

https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-climate-and-environment-business-1bc7272f40d01e8d1f89d077fe867a58

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/verify/4-companies-control-majority-infant-formula-industry-united-states/275-4477610f-ec78-44ab-869b-c389ad02d198

[GtHawk]

Doubtful, but it IS the baby formula-producing facility that they are using as an excuse.

Funny how there was a 'rumor' (?) that they have plenty of formula for all the ILLEGAL babies and tots at the border! 

Not a rumor, a Congresswoman(R) took pictures of pallets and pallets of formula stocked in at least two border facilities for illegals.

[Cyber Liberty]

Is this the only baby formula-producing facility in the entire country?

It's the largest, but I don't know if the entire plant is shut down.  Some lines may be running.

[mountaineer]

Not a rumor, a Congresswoman(R) took pictures of pallets and pallets of formula stocked in at least two border facilities for illegals.

All that unused formula will sit there long past its "use by" date, I suspect.

[Right_in_Virginia]

There's both a baby formula shortage and tampon shortage .... yet I'm sure middle class white women will continue to vote for democrats in droves.

[Fishrrman]

Then... it must be true.

The shortage of baby formula -- in this case production halted by floods -- really is due to "climate change"...!

[Smokin Joe]

Is this the only baby formula-producing facility in the entire country?

Abbot is one of the largest, producing about 45% of US made Formula. That plant is key to that production.