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Working on baby formula shortage

WORLAND – Like a baby’s temper tantrum, the meltdown in the infant formula market has been building for quite some time.

Abbott, one of two companies responsible for the shortage, is the company that makes Similac, Alimentum and EleCare formulas. They recalled many of their infant formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of bacterial infections in four infants.

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