Heather Vogell
Investigating Reporter at ProPublica
@ProPublica reporter. Writing about the election, the baby formula industry, rental housing, Trump $$ Tips: [email protected]. DM for Signal
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1 week ago |
youthtoday.org | Heather Vogell
Reporting HighlightsUnsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production. Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond.
Workers say unsanitary practices remain at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages
2 weeks ago |
michiganadvance.com | Heather Vogell
Reporting HighlightsUnsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production. Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond.
Workers say unsanitary practices remain at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages
2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Heather Vogell
Baby formula almost sold out at CVS, June 22, 2022 | Susan J. DemasThis story was originally published by ProPublicaProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting HighlightsUnsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices.
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2 weeks ago |
campaignasia.com | Heather Vogell
Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices similar to those that led it to temporarily shut down just three years ago, sparking a nationwide formula shortage. Current and former employees told ProPublica that they have seen the plant in Sturgis, Michigan, take shortcuts when cleaning manufacturing equipment and testing for microbes.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagobusiness.com | Heather Vogell
Current and former employees told ProPublica that they have seen the plant in Sturgis, Michigan, take shortcuts when cleaning manufacturing equipment and testing for microbes. The employees said leaks in the factory are sometimes not fixed, a dangerous problem that can promote bacterial growth. They also said workers at the facility do not always take required swabs to check for pathogens while performing maintenance during production.
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Days after Trump slashed FDA, workers at 1 of the largest baby formula plants say it’s engaging in unsanitary practices. In 1 case, cardboard from a trash bin was used to funnel organic formula, they said. Abbott called the accounts “untrue or misleading” https://t.co/egQHzZsvuv
The huge baby formula plant whose closure led to a shortage is failing to properly fix leaks and clean, workers told me. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” said one, who worries a child will get sick. Abbott called the accounts “untrue or misleading” https://t.co/egQHzZsvuv
New: NASA official tells staff to use caution in public after reports that federal worker was hassled. https://t.co/SEjixNSFBq