• Abbott had closed its infant formula production last month due to heavy rains.
• A nationwide scarcity of infant formula resulted from the facility closure.
• The company started making the specialised baby formula on July 1 after resuming operations.

A company representative said on Saturday that Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N), which had closed its Sturgis, Michigan infant formula production last month due to heavy rains, has now reopened it.

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Abbott started making the specialised baby formula EleCare on July 1 after resuming operations.

Following allegations of bacterial infections in infants who had consumed goods made at the facility, the business, which has been at the centre of a baby formula shortage in the United States, closed the plant and recalled its infant formula products, including Similac, in February.

Abbott possessed 40% of the infant formula market prior to the recall. A nationwide scarcity of infant formula resulted from the facility closure.

Early last month, Abbott briefly reactivated this plant, but due to thunderstorms and torrential rain, they had to close it.

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