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An Abbott Laboratories manufacturing plant is shown in Sturgis, Mich., on Sept. 23, 2010. Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted. The company said late Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that production for its EleCare specialty formula has stopped, but it has enough supply to meet needs until more formula can be made. (Brandon Watson/Sturgis Journal via AP)

DOJ opens criminal investigation into Abbott over formula shortage

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

FILE - An Abbott Laboratories manufacturing plant is shown in Sturgis, Mich., on Sept. 23, 2010. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the infant formula plant that was shut down for months in 2022 due to contamination, the company confirmed in January 2023. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food banks, friends and doctor’s offices. Production restarted in June. (Brandon Watson/Sturgis Journal via AP, File)

Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plant

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An Abbott Laboratories manufacturing plant is shown in Sturgis, Mich., on Sept. 23, 2010. Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted. The company said late Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that production for its EleCare specialty formula has stopped, but it has enough supply to meet needs until more formula can be made. (Brandon Watson/Sturgis Journal via AP)

Flooding trips up Abbott formula production plant at center of shortage debate

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Proposed political maps released by the leaders of New York's Democrat-dominated legislature would give the party an advantage in 22 of of the state's 26 congressional districts and mean re-election trouble for several Republican members of the U.S. House. The congressional map in upstate New York would be realigned to create three Republican super districts — one of them now home to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking House Republican. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top Republicans say slow-acting FDA delayed formula plant reopening

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

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New testing system can detect TBI in wounded soldiers

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) **FILE**

FDA approves another at-home COVID-19 test

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Scott Atlas, Trump coronavirus adviser, won’t cave to criticism

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks about coronavirus testing during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House details shipments of 150M rapid virus tests

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Adm. Brett Giroir, director of the U.S. coronavirus diagnostic testing, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

COVID-19 testing czar: 150M tests to protect elderly, schools and areas with disasters

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a senior citizen holds the hand of a care coordinator at a Health facility in Miami. Federal officials plan to ship rapid coronavirus tests to assisted living facilities, moving to fill a testing gap for older adults who don’t need the constant attention of a nursing home. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said assisted living facilities will be followed by senior day care centers and home health agencies in getting the tests. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Feds to ship fast COVID-19 tests to assisted living sites

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man during a public testing for the coronavirus conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

The Latest: Australian hot spot extends state of emergency

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence stands on stage with President Donald Trump after Pence spoke on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and MICHELLE L. PRICE and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

This image provided by Abbott Laboratories in August 2020 shows the company's BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 nasal swab test. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, authorized BinaxNOW, the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. (Abbott Laboratories via AP)

Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump opens a box containing a 5-minute test for COVID-19 from Abbott Laboratories as Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks about the coronavirus, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Federal health officials are warning about potential accuracy problems with the rapid test for COVID-19 used at thousands of hospitals, clinics and testing sites across the U.S., including the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House coronavirus test accuracy questioned by FDA

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A medical worker prepares to test a young man for COVID-19 at a Children's National Hospital drive-through (drive-in) coronavirus testing site at Trinity University, Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

No plan in sight: Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort

By MATTHEW PERRONE and MICHELLE R. SMITH - Associated Press

A doctor holds up an antibody test kit at a drive-thru testing site in Hempstead, N.Y., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The test, being administered by Somos Community Care, takes approximately 15 minutes and tests for the presence of antibodies in a person's blood, signifying that they may have some immunity to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Abbott Laboratories announces immunity test for COVID-19

By Tom Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with other health officials, gives a daily update on the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Feds ‘more of a hindrance than a help’ on most coronavirus testing issues

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Maine governor issues stay-at-home order until April ends

By PATRICK WHITTLE - Associated Press

FILE - This Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo shows a sign at an Abbott Laboratories campus facility in Lake Forest, Ill. Abbott Laboratories will replace long-time CEO Miles White with another veteran executive next March. The drugmaker said Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, that its board unanimously appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Ford to succeed White as CEO. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Abbott Labs veteran CEO White to step down next March

By The Associated Press - Associated Press