The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to use some powdered baby formulas after identifying four bacterial infections linked to the products. One of the cases was fatal.
Abbott Nutrition, which makes the Similac, Alimentum and EleCare brands, on Thursday issued a voluntary recall of certain formulas manufactured at its plant in Sturgis, Mich., where the formulas involved in the infections were produced.
You can check if your powdered formula is affected by inspecting the code printed near the expiration date. Affected products have a code beginning in 22 through 37, contain K8, SH, or Z2 and an expiration date of April 1, 2022, or later.
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