Powdered Infant Formula Recall Expands After Cronobacter Infection May Have Contributed To Death Of Baby

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Contaminated powdered infant formula may have contributed to the death of a second baby, so federal officials have expanded its recall of formula produced at the Michigan facility of Abbott Nutrition, the makers of Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare.

The CDC announced on Monday another illness of Cronobacter sakazakii from exposure to powdered infant formula produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Mich. facility – an infection that may have been a contributing cause of death for the child. The child who died was reported to have been fed Abbott Nutrition’s Similac PM 60/40 product with lot code 27032K800 prior to infection, the FDA reported Monday.

The recalled formula was distributed in the U.S. and Israel and is a specialty product for certain infants who benefit from lowered mineral intake. The FDA and CDC’s powdered infant formula was expanded to include Similac PM 60/40 with lot code 27032K80 (can) and 27032K800 (case).

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