Distributor sent contaminated Gerber Good Start formula to grocery stores and retailers in at least eight states, after infant formula recall was issued
Consumers are being instructed to stop feeding infants certain ByHeart baby formula immediately over concerns of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.
The NEC injury occurred after the newborn was switched from breast milk to Enfamil, according to the lawsuit.
Neither parents nor the medical community were warned that Enfamil causes necrotizing enterocolitis, the lawsuit claims
FDA inspectors saw signs of problems which led to Similac food poisoning illnesses months before an Abbott baby formula recall was announced.
Researchers warn of increased health risks for low birth weight and premature infants fed formula like Similac or Enfamil, instead of human milk.
There is no need to feed infant formula to babies if they can be fed human milk instead, according to pediatricians
Standing water, leaks and the spread of bacteria contributed to a recent contaminated Similac recall which saw the facility shut down for months.
Abbott Laboratories employee warned that, on top of Similac manufacturing problems, some in the facility were falsifying records about the risks the baby formula may pose
The federal government has allowed Abbott's infant formula production to resume at a Michigan facility which was shut down due to its ties to a baby formula contamination recall.
