Recalls / Class I
Class IF-0918-2022
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Abbott EleCare Infant Formula Unflavoured 400g can. 6 cans per case. Item number 5466539 Retail unit UPC 070074104591
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Batch 26811Z200
- Quantity
- 6359 cases
Why it was recalled
Consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport in infants and evidence of Cronobacter sakazakii in the manufacturing facility where the product had been produced
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Abbott Laboratories
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 100 Abbott Park Rd Bldg Ap8b, N/A, Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-3502
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- US Nationwide. Worldwide.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2022-02-17
- FDA classified
- 2022-03-30
- Posted by FDA
- 2022-03-16
- Status
- Ongoing
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0918-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.