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• Following Baby Formula Contamination that Resulted in Similac Recall, Operations Resume at Abott’s Michigan Facility

  June 8, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Operations have resumed at an Abbott production facility in Michigan, following a massive recall due to infant formula contamination.

• Similac Recall Consent Decree Reached Between Abbott, DOJ and FDA to Reopen Facility and Combat Formula Shortage

  May 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The Justice Department and Abbott have reached a Similac recall consent decree which could lead to the reopening of a plant whose shutdown has contributed to a national baby formula shortage.

• Abbott To Release Similac, Other Infant Formula Products on Case-by-Case Basis, as FDA Investigation of Contamination Problems Continues

  May 2, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA will allow Abbott to release certain specialty and metabolic infant formula products on a case-by-case basis while it undergoes enhanced testing for its main line of Similac and other formula products.

• Centralization Sought for Lawsuits Over Recalled Similac, Alimentum and EleCare Formula

  April 18, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML has received a request to centralize all lawsuits over recalled Similac, Ailmentum and EleCare infant formula, which has been linked to a number of infant illnesses and deaths.

• Manufacturing Problems That Led To Similac Formula Recall Highlighted in FDA Inspection Report

  April 5, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  FDA inspectors found numerous problems at a manufacturing facility linked to a Similac, EleCare and Alimentum baby formula recall, including failures to determine if complaints the company received were signs of a potential health threat.

• Similac, Alimentum and EleCare Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Abbott Over Problems From Recalled Infant Formula

  March 28, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed over recalled infant formula claims Abbott Laboratories failed to properly maintain adequate safety and production standards which led to a recall of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare infant formula products, as well as several infant illnesses and deaths.

• Similac Formula Contaminated at Plant Where FDA Found Abbott Failed to Maintain Sanitary Conditions, Procedures

  March 23, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  FDA inspection reports reveal poor quality control systems at a plant linked to the recall of Similac contaminated with salmonella and chronobacter.

• Similac Caused Salmonella, Cronobacter Infections for Months After Problems Were First Noticed: Reports

  March 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott faces tough questions about what appears to be a four-month delay in recalling tainted Similac and other baby formula products linked to several infant illnesses and two deaths.

• Abbott Questioned Over Months Delay in Reporting Similac Contamination Problems

  March 1, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A pair of U.S. Senators is demanding Abbott turn over any documentation regarding its recent Similac contamination problems following information indicating the company waited several months to issue a Similac recall for the contaminated products.

• More Similac Recalled As Lawsuits Over Salmonella, Cronobacter and Other Infection Risks Continue to Mount

  February 28, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A class action lawsuit filed against Abbott Laboratories claims it failed to use reasonable care in preventing bacterial contamination, which has led to an infant formula recall, which was expanded after at least one infant death.