The company on July 1 resumed operations at its plant in Sturgis, Michigan, which was closed last month due to heavy rains, a company spokesman told Reuters on Saturday. The company saw its Sturgis facility shut down by the Food and Drug Administration in February after two infants died from a rare bacteria that may have come from the plant. At the time, it also recalled baby formula products, including Similac, in response to reports of bacterial infections in babies who consumed products made at the facility. Before the recall, Abbott controlled 40% of the infant formula market. Abbott briefly reopened the plant on June 4, but had to close it less than two weeks later after it was hit by storms and heavy rains that swept through Sturgis, causing power outages and widespread flooding. Abbott Labs was initially shut down in February after two infants died from a rare bacteria that may have come from the plant.Brandon Watson/Sturgis Journal/AP Abbott has relaunched EleCare specialty infant formula. With Post cables.
