CNN: Baby Formula Plant in Michigan Restarts Production

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SANDOVAL: “So far, this has been a highly anticipated day for parents across the country who have been dealing with this shortage but this crisis really for months now, but it's also important to point out there that it might be weeks before we begin to see that impact on store shelves. Abbott nutrition is saying with the production sort of restarting today, the main focus will be on EleCare, this hypoallergenic amino base formula, but then the goal is to eventually expand to include Similac, which will hopefully you'll -- really more benefits for parents across the country, a more commonly used formula. But look, we've heard from Biden administration officials, from parents, and everybody really understood that the temporary shutdown of the plant that you see behind me was a significant factor that contributed to that shortlist to begun being felt by parents. After that recall in February, Abbott Nutrition is releasing a statement this weekend not only confirming that they are restarting that production today, but the goal is to eventually ramp up supply as safely and as quickly as possible, making sure that that product is obviously safe. Now, in terms of the review that Abbott did the last couple of months, they said they maintained that there was -- that they revealed found that no formula had actually been contaminated. But they also understood that there's certainly room for improvement when it came to enhancing their sterilization process, for example, at the plant, also reviewing some of their procedures that are in place to make sure that that formula is safe. And that what -- is what Abbott nutrition officials say is the case right now. Their hope again, in the coming weeks some of the products that are being manufactured today will end up on store shelves and this will go a long way in terms of adding to that supply that parents have, in addition to what's still being flown in from other countries today.”