Watchdog Opens Probe Into FDA Handling of Abbott Formula Recall

A Health and Human Services Department watchdog will review FDA’s actions leading up to the infant formula recall at the Abbott facility in February 2022, the department says on website.

• Move seeks to determine whether FDA followed procedures for conducting inspections of the manufacturing facility and for overseeing Abbott’s infant formula recall
• NOTE: Baby-Formula Makers Tell Biden They Knew Shortages Would Be Dire

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