Abbott halts production at Michigan baby-formula plant

Abbott Laboratories said it has halted baby-formula production at its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, after a recent typhoon flooded part of the facility, dealing another blow to the company’s efforts. nationwide formula crunch,

Abbott said Wednesday that it has stopped production of its Elecare Specialty formula, which it recently restarted, so that it can assess storm damage and clean up the plant. The company said the pause would delay the delivery of the new product by a few weeks.