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31%
4 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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U.S. healthcare company Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $385 million to resolve allegations stemming from an investigation that led to the closure of its largest infant formula plant over contamination concerns, worsening a national supply shortage in 2022.
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that → agree → 2022
The Justice Department announced the agreement Monday, saying it resolves claims brought against the company under the False Claims Act without any admission or finding of fault or liability against Abbott.
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it → announce → Abbott
"Nothing matters more than the safety and quality of Abbott's products," the company said in a statement announcing its settlement.
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company → matter → settlement
"We make infant formula with the same care we would for our own families and are deeply committed to earning and maintaining caregivers' trust.
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we → make → trust
As we move forward Abbott remains focused on serving the families who depend on us every day."
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who → move → us
Abbott subsidiary Abbott Nutrition's plant in Sturgis, Mich., is the largest in the nation and came under federal investigation after four infants fell ill with Cronobacter sakazakii, a rare bacterium that contaminates dry foods, after consuming baby formula manufactured at the plant.
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that → come → plant
The investigation uncovered issues such as roof leaks and faulty equipment that increased the risk of products being contaminated, leading to recalls and the plant's shuttering in February 2022, which further strained baby formula supplies already stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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which → uncover → pandemic
While Abbott states no unopened, distributed Abbott infant formula tested positive for Cronobacter sakazakii, the Food and Drug Administration said five environmental subsamples collected from the plant tested positive for the bacteria.
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subsamples → state → bacteria
The outbreak involved four confirmed cases and two deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying Cronobacter infections may have been a contributed to the deaths of the two infants.
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In October 2022, three employees filed a qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit against Abbott on behalf of the government, with the United States partially intervening in the whistleblower case in 2025 and filing its own complaint in intervention that November, resulting in Monday's settlement agreement.
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According to the agreement, Abbott will pay more than $384 million plus interest to the U.S. government and Medicaid-participating states, of which three Abbott employees will receive $69 million as their share of the federal settlement.
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employees → accord → settlement
"No company should be gambling on the health and safety of our nation's infants by allowing unsanitary conditions to persist at a facility manufacturing baby formula," Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said in a statement.
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Jr. → gamble → statement
"The department will hold accountable bad actors that knowingly misrepresent compliance with essential health and safety standards designed to protect American families."
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that → hold → families
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