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The F.D.A. reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories that could reopen the company's baby formula plant to help ease a nationwide shortage.

Monday, May 16, 2022 5:38 PM ET

Abbott Laboratories said if the agency approved reopening its shuttered plant, production could resume and store shelves would be restocked within several weeks. The plant has been shut down since February after several babies who had consumed formula that had been produced there fell ill and two died.

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