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"We apologize to every family that was let down because we aggravated the nation's newborn formula crisis when we voluntarily recalled (the items)," Ford wrote in a Washington Post article.
Abbott says that recalling the items was the appropriate move because it did not want to put children's health at danger.
President Joe Biden announced earlier this week that he had signed a bill to make it simpler for low-income women to receive the infant formula they require amid a nationwide scarcity. The shortage occurred due to the withdrawal of huge batches of infant formula after regulators suspected contamination with harmful germs on Abbott's production line, which is estimated to be 40-50 percent of the US market need.
source: washingtonpost.com
Abbott says that recalling the items was the appropriate move because it did not want to put children's health at danger.
President Joe Biden announced earlier this week that he had signed a bill to make it simpler for low-income women to receive the infant formula they require amid a nationwide scarcity. The shortage occurred due to the withdrawal of huge batches of infant formula after regulators suspected contamination with harmful germs on Abbott's production line, which is estimated to be 40-50 percent of the US market need.
source: washingtonpost.com
