Weiss Pediatric Care has been made aware of a recall of infant formula. If you believe that your child has been affected by one of the recalled brands, please call the office. Signs to monitor for babies: fever, poor feeding, crying, low energy, bloody stools, severe diarrhea. Please see this link from the CDC for more information.
Information from the FDA is as follows:
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility received from 9/20/2021 to 1/11/2022. All of the cases are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula (IF) produced from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. These complaints include three reports of Cronobacter sakazakii infections and one report of Salmonella Newport infection in infants. All four cases related to these complaints were hospitalized and Cronobacter may have contributed to a death in one case.
FDA has initiated an onsite inspection at the facility. Findings to date include several positive Cronobacter results from environmental samples taken by FDA, and adverse inspectional observations by FDA investigators. A review of the firm’s internal records also indicate environmental contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii and the firm’s destruction of product due to the presence of Cronobacter.
FDA is issuing this advisory to alert consumers to avoid purchasing or using recalled powdered infant formula produced in the Sturgis, MI facility.
On 2/17/2022, Abbott Nutrition initiated a voluntary recall of certain powdered infant formulas. Products made at the Sturgis facility can be found across the United States and were likely exported to other countries as well.
Recommendation
The FDA is advising consumers not to use recalled Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas. Recalled products can be identified by the 7 to 9 digit code and expiration date on the bottom of the package. Products are included in the recall if they have all three items below:
- the first two digits of the code are 22 through 37 and
- the code on the container contains K8, SH, or Z2, and
- the expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later.
Additional recall information is available on the FDA website. Parents can also enter their product lot code on the company’s website to check if it is part of the recall.
Additional Information for Parents and Caregivers:
The recall does not include liquid formula products or any metabolic deficiency nutrition formulas. Consumers should continue to use all product not included in the recall.
Parents and caregivers should never dilute infant formula and should not make or feed homemade infant formula to infants. Consumers should also avoid purchasing imported formula through online sales, as it has the potential to be counterfeit.
If your regular formula is not available, contact your child’s healthcare provider for recommendations on changing feeding practices.
A link to the complete FDA article can be found here.
If you are struggling to find replacement formula for your child, here is the list from CHOP from the pandemic. Please be sure that if you are subsituting from this list, do not choose another formula under recall. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL LOT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR FORMULA TO SEE IF YOUR FORMULA IS ON THE RECALL LIST., IT IS ONLY FORMULA MADE IN THIS ONE PLANT THAT IS AN ISSUE AT THIS TIME.