STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The baby formula plant at the center of the nation’s formula shortage has shut down again. Flooding cause by heavy rains in southern Michigan Monday night forced the Abbott plant in Sturgis to pause production Wednesday. The company said the storms overwhelmed the city’s storm water system.
Abbott said in a release that testing to make sure the plant can resume operations “will likely delay production and distribution of new product for a few weeks.”
The plant went back online less than two weeks ago after shutting down earlier this year over possible contamination of formula produced their. Abbott is the country’s biggest formula producer.
(reporting from Gus Koernig/ TTWN Media Networks Inc)
