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 country had shut down the plant in February and recalled its infant formula products, including Similac, after reports of bacterial infections in babies who had consumed products made at the facility.
Before the recall, Abbott controlled 40 percent of the infant formula market. The plant closure led to a country-wide baby formula shortage….