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• Update on Similac Settlement Over Infant Formula Contamination To Be Discussed With MDL Judge

  September 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawyers will meet today with the judge presiding over all Similac contamination lawsuits, to provide an update on the status of a settlement agreement that seeks to resolve all personal injury lawsuits.

• Similac Formula Manufacturing Problems Reported to FDA 15 Months Before Massive Recall

  June 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Office of Inspector General investigation reveals that the FDA was warned of potential problems with Similac infant formula long before a 2022 recall was announced, due to a lack of adequate procedures when dealing with the infant formula industry and whistleblower complaints.

• Farmalac, Crecelac Infant Formula Recall Issued Over Products Never Approved by FDA

  May 29, 2024

  Grace Muller

  Some Crecelac and Farmalac infant formula products are being recalled because the FDA has determined they were never properly tested to see if they met federal nutritional and safety standards.

• Cronobacter Sakazakii Infections Diagnosed in Two Babies Who Ate Similac Infant Formula: Report

  December 11, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  One infant has died and another suffered brain damage from cronobacter infections after eating Similac infant formula, however the FDA is not calling for a recall at this time.

• Nine Lawsuits Over Recalled Similac Formula Selected for Initial Bellwether Trial Discovery

  November 27, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Parties involved in lawsuits over recalled Similac infant formula have jointly selected nine cases to serve as the initial bellwether trial pool.

• Similac Recall Settlement Master Appointed To Facilitate Negotiations Over Contaminated Formula

  October 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has appointed a special master to help oversee negotiations toward a Similac recall lawsuit settlement agreement.

• FDA Updates Infant Formula Compliance Program To Prevent Contamination Risks

  October 11, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is calling for faster notification from infant formula manufacturers when contamination risks are detected or they fail to meet nutritional requirements in the wake of a 2022 Similac recall which sparked nationwide shortages.

• FDA Urges Infant Formula Industry to Improve Safety of Manufacturing Processes After Similac Recall

  September 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA is calling for improved safety measures and monitoring at infant formula manufacturing facilities in an effort to prevent future cronobacter and salmonella food poisoning outbreaks which sickened and killed infants and led to a nationwide infant formula shortage last year.

• Enfamil, Gerber, ByHeart Manufacturers Receive FDA Warning Letters Over Infant Formula Cronobacter Contamination

  August 31, 2023

  Russell Maas

• Similac Recall Lawsuits Over Contaminated Baby Formula To Be Selected For Bellwether Trials

  July 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants in Similac recall lawsuits over contaminated infant formula have agreed upon a plan which would lead to as many as five early bellwether trials.