Abbott Laboratories Will Not Bid on Pfizer Inc. Nutrition Unit

Abbott Laboratories is not bidding for rival Pfizer Inc.'s huge baby and infant nutrition business, according to report by Bloomberg.com. “We are not participating in the process,” a spokeswoman for the North Chicago-based company said in an e-mail to Bloomberg. She would not say if Abbott had previously bid for the business or whether it will in the future. Abbott was one of a handful of companies, including Danone and Nestle SA, that had expressed interest in bidding, according to Bloomberg.com.

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