Abbott Similac Total Comfort Infant Formula Recalled for Cronobacter and Salmonella
Abbott Similac Total Comfort Infant Formula with Iron is being recalled due to consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport. The FDA classified this Class I recall affecting over 1.2 million cases.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recalls require a minimum score of 4. The recall involves high-risk pathogens Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport with consumer complaints in infants and manufacturing facility contamination. No fatalities reported.
Plain-English summary
Abbott Similac Total Comfort Infant Formula with Iron in 12.6-ounce cans is being recalled. The recall follows consumer complaints involving Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport in infants, and evidence of Cronobacter sakazakii in the manufacturing facility where the product was produced.
The affected product comprises 1,226,623 cases distributed throughout the United States and worldwide. The recall includes multiple specific batch codes as identified by the FDA.
Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport are bacterial pathogens. Cronobacter sakazakii was also identified in the manufacturing environment, prompting the facility-wide investigation that led to this recall.
The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a serious public health concern requiring immediate action.
The recalled product
- Product
- Abbott Similac Total Comfort Infant Formula with Iron 12.6oz. can. 6 cans per case. Item numbers: 62599 Retail UPCs: 070074626000
- Manufacturer
- Abbott Laboratories
- Category
- Food — Infant Formula
- Affected units
- 1,226,623
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 41 recalled by Abbott Laboratories under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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