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The FDA took 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint about the Michigan factory at the center of 2022's nationwide infant formula shortage, according to an audit.

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory's closure in February 2022 contributed to a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food banks, friends and doctor's offices.

Abbott did not immediately detail the terms of the agreement reached with the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has been investigating safety problems at the Michigan facility.

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