FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0925-2022

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 Similac Advance Step-2 22.5oz. plastic jar. 6 jars per case. Abbott Similac Advance 34oz. can. 6 cans per case. Abbott Similac Pro-Advance 20.6oz. and 859g. plastic jar. 6 jars per case. Item numbers: 6499113 6698313 6818113 6818313 Retail UPCs: 055325000808 055325001645 055325002864 055325002888

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Batches: 27887SH00 31497SH00 35006SH00 23411SH00 25587SH00 26774SH00 27993SH00 28087SH00 29186SH00 30315SH00 31465SH00 31496SH00 35996SH00 36120SH10 36295SH10 32642SH00 35058SH10 35058SH00 36348SH00 37297SH00
Quantity
103025 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-0925-2022. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.