Our Commitment
Abbott's manufacturing environment, equipment and procedures are designed to achieve the highest level of process control and cleanliness through every step of the manufacturing and distribution. Environmental, microbiological and analytical testing is conducted to ensure Abbott's industry-leading quality standards are continuously met. Abbott conducts quality testing throughout the manufacturing process.
Abbott's nutrition manufacturing plants have earned numerous awards for their excellence in safety, quality and regulatory standards. Our facilities have received industry accreditation for quality, environmental and food management systems, and we are committed to investing in state-of-the-art food safety equipment and processes, such as self-contained dust collection systems and vacuums to carry away dislodged powder and debris.
Quality Suppliers
Abbott recognizes the critical role our suppliers play in producing a safe and quality product supply. During the past several years, we have completed more than 1,000 on-site quality audits of our suppliers, to ensure they meet our high expectations both for product quality and for social responsibility standards such as ethics, management systems, employee health and safety and environmental performance.
We also have completed formal quality agreements - advanced documents outlining the suppliers' quality and regulatory responsibilities - and performance scorecards for more than 80 percent of our main suppliers. Abbott also has established a metrics program to drive supplier performance through periodic feedback on how a supplier is performing against our expectations.