A federal watchdog on June 2 announced an investigation into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its response to problems at a baby formula factory.
“We will determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with Federal requirements,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a statement.
The FDA in February forced Abbott to shut down its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, but the move came about half a year after the agency in September 2021 found unsanitary conditions there.
Minnesota health officials and a whistleblower also raised concerns in the intervening months with conditions at the plant, prompting questions as to why it took the FDA so long to act….