Unsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say

Unsanitary practices persist at baby formula factory whose shutdown led to mass shortages, workers say

Current and former employees say they have seen the plant take shortcuts when cleaning manufacturing equipment and testing for microbes. Leaks in the factory are sometimes not fixed, a dangerous problem that can promote bacterial growth. Workers at the facility do not always take required swabs to check for pathogens while performing maintenance during production. Supervisors have urged workers to increase production and have retaliated against …