ABBOTT NUTRITION

The parents of Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue manufacturer Abbott Nutrition.

A Kentucky child is dead and a Missouri infant has brain damage from the same kind of bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year.

Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted.

Many questions remain about the shuttered Abbott baby formula plant at the center of a nationwide shortage.

President Joe Biden's administration has announced new steps to ease the national shortage of baby formula, including allowing more imports from overseas.

Many parents are hunting for infant formula after a combination of short- and long-term problems hit the biggest U.S. brands.

Two months after a big infant formula recall, stressed parents are still scrambling to feed their babies. A San Antonio pediatrician advises parents to be flexible and careful.

A Rio Grande Valley mother claims her infant son died from a bacterial infection after consuming powdered infant formula that was later recalled.

Abbott Nutrition’s manufacturing plant that produced baby formula had a history of safety regulation violations, but it stayed open, a Consumer Reports investigation found. It wasn’t until after a baby died that the company issued a recall. Now, there are questions about whether the FDA could have acted sooner.

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