After Similac Recall, FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Cronobacter in Infant Formula Set for November
The FDA is asking the committee how to make powdered infant formula products safer.
The FDA is asking the committee how to make powdered infant formula products safer.
Abbott Laboratories has been accused of using "scorched earth" legal tactics to conceal information on contaminated Similac and other baby formula products.
The FDA identified several areas in need of improvement in order to prevent a repeat of how it handled the contaminated Similac recall in the future.
Recall for Similac Alimentum formula is the latest in a string of problems involving Abbott infant formula products this year, which have sickened babies nationwide
Abbott engaged in scheme to maximize profits, while concealing problems with Similac formula causing infant illnesses and deaths, according to investors
FDA inspectors saw signs of problems which led to Similac food poisoning illnesses months before an Abbott baby formula recall was announced.
Cronobacter contamination could lead to serious or even fatal infections
Delaying the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare formula recall for months placed infants at risk of developing severe and life threatening infections from Salmonella Newport and Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria, the lawsuit claims.
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