Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it expects to begin releasing EleCare formula next week from its recently reopened Sturgis plant, which has been at the center of a baby formula shortage in the United States.
The company had shut down the plant in February and recalled its infant formula, including Similac and EleCare, after reports of bacterial infections in babies who had consumed products made at the facility.
Abbott briefly reopened this plant early last month, but had to shut it down after about two weeks due to thunderstorms and heavy rains.
The company is initially manufacturing EleCare and is working to restart the production of Similac….