24 Jan 2023 --- Abbott’s vice president of external communications Scott Stoffel has confirmed that the medical device and health care company is now under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The investigation follows the DOJ’s probe into the reported deaths of a number of infants last year. They had consumed infant formula produced at Abbott’s Sturgis Plant in Michigan, US that was reportedly contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, a bacteria that can cause blood infections and meningitis in infants.
