Protecting Patients and Consumer Safety

Abbott is a global quality leader with a proven track record of safety, and our new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility here, Abbott Manufacturing Singapore (AMS) employs world-class process controls and practices, consistent with those used in all of Abbott's facilities around the world.

Ingredient and product safety

Like our facilities throughout the world, AMS ensures that its products meet international safety standards. Abbott's infant and follow-on formulas are produced with high-quality milk and milk protein sourced from top-quality suppliers in Europe and New Zealand. Product quality and integrity are tested at every stage of production, with each batch of product undergoing 1,500 quality checks before being released for sale.

Supplier qualification and monitoring

Abbott suppliers must meet applicable local regulatory requirements and undergo a rigorous qualification process before Abbott purchases ingredients from them. Prior to use, the company assesses each lot of ingredients to ensure compliance with Abbott's purity and identity specifications.

Advanced laboratories

AMS houses state-of-the-art microbiology, analytical and sampling laboratories. Abbott keeps a record of every test conducted on its products.

Staff training

AMS employees receive extensive training on safety and quality protocols, as well as Abbott's values and philosophy.

The facility offered more than 7,000 training sessions in 2008.

Of the plant's 300 employees, 50 are solely devoted to quality assurance.

Testing

Product quality and integrity are tested at every stage – from selection and approval of ingredients throughout production – and at regular intervals during a product's shelf life. This testing includes significant ingredient and microbacterial analysis.

State-of-the-art manufacturing

Abbott Manufacturing Singapore is fully certified according to Good Manufacturing Practices and shares best practices with Abbott plants around the world.

The same product quality: Abbott products made in Singapore contain the same high-quality ingredients and undergo the same testing standards as Abbott products made anywhere else in the world.

Compliance with quality measures: Abbott meets or exceeds applicable local regulatory requirements, as well as quality guidelines and protocols issued by numerous international authorities including the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

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