Category: Abbott

Another Bus Carrying Illegal Immigrants Arrives Near VP Harris’s DC Residence

Another bus carrying illegal immigrants arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s home in Washington, early on Sept. 17, according to video footage. The busload reportedly carried men, women, and children, including newborns, mostly hailing from Venezuela and Nicaragua, an NBC reporter who filmed the group of immigrants getting off the bus said on Twitter. Saturday’s early morning incident…


More Illegal Immigrants Arrive Near VP Harris’s DC Residence, 3 More Buses Sent to NYC

Another bus carrying illegal immigrants arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’s home in Washington, early on Sept. 17, according to video footage. Additionally, another wave of buses also arrived in New York City. The District of Columbia busload reportedly carried men, women, and children, including newborns, mostly hailing from Venezuela and Nicaragua, an NBC reporter who filmed the…


Abbott Restarts Similac Infant Formula Production at Michigan Facility

Abbott Laboratories has restarted production of its Similac infant formula at the plant in Sturgis, Michigan, at the center of the U.S. baby formula shortage. Abbott, the biggest U.S. supplier of baby formula, in February recalled Similac and other infant formula products produced at the Michigan facility after reports of bacterial infections in babies who…


Baby Formula Stocks Remain Low Despite Biden Admin Operation

U.S. stocks of baby formula are still at their lowest levels despite efforts by the Biden administration to fly shipments into the United States from other countries. At the start of July the powdered milk product for infants hit their lowest ever levels this year, before improving only slightly the following week. Citing data from…


Abbott Says It Has Reopened Michigan Baby Formula Plant

Abbott Laboratories has reopened its Sturgis, Michigan baby formula plant, which was shut last month due to heavy rains, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Saturday. Abbott resumed operations on July 1 and has started producing specialty baby formula EleCare. The company which has been at the center of a baby formula shortage in the…


FDA Probes One More Infant Death Potentially Related to Abbott Baby Formula

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it was notified of one more infant death in January potentially related to Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula and the agency has started an investigation. Abbott initiated a recall of its baby formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of serious bacterial infections…


Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Kicks Off Republican Convention, Swipes at Challenger Beto O’Rourke

HOUSTON—In a state Republican convention kickoff on June 16 that doubled as a campaign rally, Gov. Greg Abbott listed accomplishments Texas has made under conservative leadership. While in office, Abbott said Texas has stepped up to build a border wall, fought the Green New Deal, outlawed Critical Race Theory, and defunded cities that defund police….


Texas Republicans Kick Off Convention, Gov. Abbot Swipes at Challenger Beto O’Rourke

HOUSTON—In a state Republican convention kickoff on June 16 that doubled as a campaign rally, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listed accomplishments Texas has made under conservative leadership. While in office, Abbott said Texas has stepped up to build a border wall, fought the Green New Deal, outlawed Critical Race Theory, and defunded cities that defund…


Major Formula Maker Resumes Production at US Facility

The baby formula manufacturer whose facility was shut down earlier this year has resumed production at the factory. Abbott announced over the weekend that it restarted formula production at the Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The resumption comes after Abbott met initial requirements outlined in a consent decree it recently reached with the U.S. Food and Drug…


Abbott Reopens Michigan Plant Amid Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage

Abbott Laboratories said on Saturday that it has reopened its baby formula production plant in Sturgis, Michigan, taking a step toward alleviating an acute nationwide shortage that has sent parents scrambling for supplies. The company said it will begin production of EleCare and other specialty and metabolic formulas, with initial EleCare product release to consumers…