CNN: Baby Formula Plant in Michigan Restarts Production

WHITFIELD All right Right ░░░░░░░░ baby formula production is ░░░░░░░░ underway at the Abbott ░░░░░░░░ plant in Sturgis Michigan ░░░░░░░░ a month long shutdown ░░░░░░░░ formula should become available ░░░░░░░░ consumers starting June 20 ░░░░░░░░ s Polo Sandoval joining ░░░░░░░░ live now from Sturgis ░░░░░░░░ Polo what are we ░░░░░░░░ about the resumed operation ░░░░░░░░ the plant today SANDOVAL ░░░░░░░░ far this has been ░░░░░░░░ highly anticipated day for ░░░░░░░░ across the country who ░░░░░░░░ been dealing with this ░░░░░░░░ but this crisis really ░░░░░░░░ months now but it ░░░░░░░░ also important to point ░░░░░░░░ there that it might ░░░░░░░░ weeks before we begin ░░░░░░░░ see that impact on ░░░░░░░░ shelves Abbott nutrition is ░░░░░░░░ with the production sort ░░░░░░░░ restarting today the main ░░░░░░░░ will be on EleCare ░░░░░░░░ hypoallergenic amino base formula ░░░░░░░░ then the goal is ░░░░░░░░ eventually expand to include ░░░░░░░░ which will hopefully you ░░░░░░░░ really more benefits for ░░░░░░░░ across the country a ░░░░░░░░ commonly used formula But ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard from ░░░░░░░░ Administration officials from parents ░░░░░░░░ everybody really understood that ░░░░░░░░ temporary shutdown of the ░░░░░░░░ that you see behind ░░░░░░░░ was a significant factor ░░░░░░░░ contributed to that shortlist ░░░░░░░░ begun being felt by ░░░░░░░░ After that recall in ░░░░░░░░ Abbott Nutrition is releasing ░░░░░░░░ statement this weekend not ░░░░░░░░ confirming that they are ░░░░░░░░ that production today but ░░░░░░░░ goal is to eventually ░░░░░░░░ up supply as safely ░░░░░░░░ as quickly as possible ░░░░░░░░ sure that that product ░░░░░░░░ obviously safe Now in ░░░░░░░░ of the review that ░░░░░░░░ did the last couple ░░░░░░░░ months they said they ░░░░░░░░ that there was that ░░░░░░░░ revealed found that no ░░░░░░░░ had actually been contaminated ░░░░░░░░ they also understood that ░░░░░░░░ s certainly room for ░░░░░░░░ when it came to ░░░░░░░░ their sterilization process for ░░░░░░░░ at the plant also ░░░░░░░░ some of their procedures ░░░░░░░░ are in place to ░░░░░░░░ sure that that formula ░░░░░░░░ safe And that what ░░░░░░░░ what Abbott nutrition officials ░░░░░░░░ is the case right ░░░░░░░░ Their hope again in ░░░░░░░░ coming weeks some of ░░░░░░░░ products that are being ░░░░░░░░ today will end up ░░░░░░░░ store shelves and this ░░░░░░░░ go a long way ░░░░░░░░ terms of adding to ░░░░░░░░ supply that parents have ░░░░░░░░ addition to what s ░░░░░░░░ being flown in from ░░░░░░░░ countries today WHITFIELD All ░░░░░░░░ all desperately needed All ░░░░░░░░ Polo Sandoval thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”