The company says the recall of liquid Similac formulas due to spoilage concerns is not expected to impact the national formula supply.
Abbott Nutrition, the formula manufacturer at the center of this year’s formula shortage, has issued a voluntary recall of its. The recall comes after Abbott discovered a small percentage of the bottles had caps that may not have sealed completely, resulting in spoilage. The spoiled product, if consumed, could lead to diarrhea and vomiting.
Manufactured at the company’s Columbus, Ohio facility, the liquid Similac products and Pedialyte electrolyte formulas were mainly distributed to hospitals and doctors’ offices, but some retailers received the product as well. Abbott asserts that the recall doesn’t affect any powder formulas and is small in scale.“This recall equates to less than one day’s worth of the total number of ounces of infant formula fed in the US and is not expected to impact the overall US infant formula supply,” Abbott confirmed in aThis October recall comes months after popular powdered formulas like Elecare and Similac were recalled following consumer complaints that several babies who had consumed Abbott formula had become sick.
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