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The Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation on Friday into an Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan over unsanitary workplace conditions in its production of baby formula—the latest investigation into one of the country’s biggest baby formula makers after the closure of the plant last year fueled a nationwide shortage.
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A whistleblower who previously worked at the facility sent a 34-page document to the Food and Drug Administration alleging lenient cleaning protocols and falsified records intended to keep the FDA in the dark about issues at the plant, which was made public by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in April, 2022.
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