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Abbott Faces Trial Over Claims Preterm Infant Formula Caused Dangerous Disease

Similac baby formula maker Abbott was expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a potentially deadly bowel disease, the second trial out of hundreds of …

FDA Chief Struggles to Explain Slow Response on Baby Formula

The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced bipartisan fury from House lawmakers May 25 over months of delays investigating problems at the nation’s largest baby formula plant that prompted an ongoing shortage. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf laid out …

FDA Details Problems at Plant Behind Recalled Baby Formula

Baby formula maker Abbott failed to maintain sanitary conditions and procedures at the Michigan manufacturing plant recently linked to a cluster of infant illnesses, according to findings released Tuesday by federal safety inspectors. The Food and Drug Administration posted its …