A whistleblower notified the FDA about concerns with a facility that made infant formula. Months later, 2 babies died after consuming it.

According to a newly revealed document, a plant that produces infant formula months before two babies died was the subject of a whistle blower alert to the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA said in February that it was looking into reports of infections related to powdered infant formula. Abbott Nutrition recalled lots of its formulas.

The FDA said thatCronobacter infections may have contributed to the deaths of two patients.

The FDA received a document detailing potential concerns about the plant in October, according to a statement by Rep. DeLauro.

The document was written by a former plant employee and accused the plant of a number of issues.

I am deeply concerned about the practices at this Abbott facility and their apparent failure to implement and enforce internal controls at this facility, and I am also concerned that the FDA reacted too slowly to this report.

She questioned why it took four months to remove the formula from store shelves. How many infants were fed contaminated formula?

There have been questions about the Abbott Nutrition infant formula recall, the FDA acknowledged in a statement to Insider.

This is an open investigation with many moving parts. The statement said that the top priority was to ensure that any recalled product was removed from the market.

The former employee who wrote the document was dismissed due to serious violations of Abbott's food safety policies, according to a statement provided to Insider.

The former employee has made allegations to multiple authorities after they were dismissed. Abbott will thoroughly investigate any new allegations after reviewing this new document.

Abbott and the FDA conducted an investigation and found no evidence of Cronobacter orSalmonella in any of its products.

A thorough review of all available data shows that the infant formula produced at our Sturgis facility is not likely to be the source of infections in the reported cases.

Retailers have been forced to limit the amount of baby formula customers can buy at a time because of the recent shortages.

A mother in California told Insider that she has been trying to find a formula for her son who is sensitive to dairy.

Julie Berger said in a phone interview with Insider on Thursday that for babies with a dairy sensitivity, there are very few formulas that really end up vibing with them.

While the formula that works for her son has not been recalled, Alimentum, another formula that works for children with allergies, was part of the recall.

For the past week or so Berger has been constantly searching stores in person and online in Los Angeles and San Diego, where her parents live, but said it is nearly impossible to find any in stock.

She said she is thankful that her son is a little older, because if he was younger he would have been using formula.

Are you a parent trying to find infant formula? The reporter can be contacted at lamikvs@insider.com.