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The FDA has just sent new warning letters to three formula companies, red-flagging quality control concerns. The FDA has sent warning letter s to three formula companies, red-flagging concerns about serious quality control issues at some manufacturing facilities. The warning letters were all sent Wednesday to Reckitt/Mead Johnson and Perrigo -- two long-dominating industry forces -- and ByHeart, a relative newcomer to a previously hyperconcentrated market. All three companies had jumped in to ramp up their manufacturing amid an urgent baby formula shortage last year in the wake of major recalls at Abbott, one of the nation's major suppliers. ABC News was first to report last summer that several major formula makers other than Abbott had also struggled with contamination concerns, particularly with the bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii -- and that those other formula makers had been warned by regulators for subpar conditions and critical equipment deficiencies at the time. MORE: I...

A large portion of the Northeast will experience poor air quality in the coming days due to wildfires burning in Canada, forecasts show. A large portion of the Northeast will experience poor air quality in the coming days due to wildfires burning in Canada, forecasts show. MORE: Heavy smoke blanketing San Francisco Bay Area Plumes of smoke from wildfires burning south of James Bay in Canada will push into the Northeast beginning Sunday night and will linger into Tuesday, hazing the sky and decreasing air quality . Late this evening very heavy smoke is expected to cross the border and filter into Burlington, VT and surrounding areas. ABC News Late Sunday evening, heavy smoke is expected to cross the border and filter into Burlington, Vermont, and surrounding areas. By 7am, heavy smoke will have reached Albany, NY. ABC News Heavy will smoke will have reached Albany, New York, by 7 a.m. Monday. By 6pm, Medium to heavy smoke will reach New York City. ABC News New York City will begin to...

Several regions in the U.S. are suffering from poor quality as the smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada make their way south. Several regions in the U.S. are suffering from poor air quality as the smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada make its way south. A large portion of the of the U.S. has been seeing smoky skies for days, presenting unhealthy conditions for residents with heart or lung conditions, officials said. MORE: Racially segregated communities breathing in air 3 times more concentrated with dangerous toxins, researchers say The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for all of Montana, as well as parts of Idaho, Colorado and Arizona. Heavy wildfire smoke transported from Canadian wildfires can be found throughout northeastern Colorado on Friday, including Denver and the entire northern Front Range region. CDPHE Air Pollution/Twitter The Utah Department of Environmental Quality urged residents on Friday to avoid outdoor activities in places with v...