Abbott EleCare Jr Amino Acid Powder Recalled for Pathogenic Bacteria
Abbott EleCare Jr Amino Acid-Based Nutrition Powder (banana) is recalled due to consumer complaints of Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport in infants, with pathogen evidence in the manufacturing facility.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class I recall involving high-risk pathogens (Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport) in an infant nutrition product with documented consumer complaints and evidence of contamination in the manufacturing facility.
Plain-English summary
Abbott Laboratories is recalling Abbott EleCare Jr Amino Acid-Based Nutrition Powder in banana flavor. The product is sold in 14.1 oz cans (6 cans per case), with 14,536 cases distributed nationwide and worldwide.
The recall was issued due to consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport in infants. Additionally, Cronobacter sakazakii was detected in the manufacturing facility where the product was produced.
Affected batch codes are: 23415Z200, 25716Z200, 27935Z200, 29264Z200, 31409Z200, 34775Z200, 35028Z200. The retail UPC is 070074662763.
The recalled product
- Product
- Abbott EleCare Jr Amino Acid-Based Nutrition Powder Banana 14.1oz. can. 6 cans per case. Item numbers: 66275 Retail UPCs: 070074662763
- Manufacturer
- Abbott Laboratories
- Category
- Food — Infant Nutrition
- Affected units
- 14,536
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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