Reckitt Benckiser Group’s Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder from the U.S. market due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria in product sampled outside the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday. Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of […]
ST. LOUIS—The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant. Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii have been reported in 2023, both in infants who […]
LOSAIL, Qatar—Max Verstappen believes his third Formula One title is his best yet. Clinching the championship in a sprint race Saturday in Qatar didn’t pack the emotional impact of his dramatic, controversial last-lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton for the 2021 title. Still, the Red Bull driver thinks his relentlessly consistent 2023 season has been his […]
NEW YORK—An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states after the recall began, according to a release published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. Perrigo Co. issued a voluntary March recall of certain lots of its Gerber Good Start SoothePro Powdered Infant Formula “out […]
CARTERSVILLE, Ga.—Two men caught shoplifting at a grocery store in Georgia had an estimated $26,000 worth of baby formula in their car, according to police. Police in Cartersville caught the men walking out of a Publix store north of Atlanta with backpacks filled with cans of formula, news outlets reported. Officers searching their car found […]
Nutrition product maker Reckitt is voluntarily recalling 145,000 cans of baby formula “out of an abundance of caution” due to possible cross-contamination with the potentially deadly bacteria, Cronobacter sakazakii. In a notice on Feb. 19, the British consumer goods company said it is recalling select batches of ProSobee 12.9 oz. Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula as a precautionary measure after […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it was notified of one more infant death in January potentially related to Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula and the agency has started an investigation. Abbott initiated a recall of its baby formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of serious bacterial infections […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday it will allow about 2 million cans of baby formula from the United Kingdom into the country, and allow Abbott Laboratories to release about 300,000 cans of specialty formula, to help ease the ongoing nationwide shortage. “We continue to do everything in our power as […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on May 22 said she didn’t have a timeline for when parents in the United States “will be able to readily” obtain baby formula. “The president understands the struggle of moms and dads and parents and caregivers and making sure that … a child has … a healthy way […]
The first shipment of baby formula from Europe is coming soon. We hear from a doctor who’s been affected. Lawmakers on both sides grill the head of the FDA.
Title 42 will end on Monday May 23rd. Some are warning that this will create a greater crisis at the border. Among them are the head of the Border Patrol union and Florida’s governor.
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Washington taking steps to try and fix the baby formula shortage, while moms take it into their own hands, and help each other out.
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A doctor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, says he admitted two young patients —a toddler and a preschooler—because the specialty formula they need is out of stock and they haven’t been able to tolerate any replacements. The toddler, who had been in the hospital for about a week, was discharged Tuesday. The […]
Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen took each other out of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff slamming the incident as a “tactical foul.” Red Bull and championship leader Verstappen saw it differently and accused seven times world champion Hamilton of not leaving enough space at […]
Several children in China were sickened after being fed a protein drink sold as baby formula. According to Hunan TV, The children’s heads began to deform after being fed a product called Bei An Min. It’s passed off as infant milk and sold to parents. The children developed eczema and lost weight. Some would repeatedly […]
