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Abbott agrees to settle DOJ lawsuit over baby formula plant contamination

Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to settle allegation related to how it operated a manufacturing plant tied to contaminated powdered baby formula suspected of causing infant deaths. Contamination led to the nation’s largest formula facility being shuttered temporarily in.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: The Hill ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to settle allegation related to how it operated a manufacturing plant tied to contaminated powdered baby formula suspected of causing infant deaths. Contamination led to the nation’s largest formula facility being shuttered temporarily in.

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  • Primary source: The Hill
  • Published: Sep 15, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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