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Similac Powder Infant Formulas: Recall
[UPDATED 09/24/2010] The voluntary recall affects milk- and soy-based formulas distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and some Caribbean nations. At least 12 of the recalled products were provided to families through the federal government’s Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) health and nutrition program. FDA is reassuring caregivers and families whose babies may have consumed recalled products that drinking the formula will not cause long-term health problems.
FDA has created a searchable database to find lot numbers of affected products. The Consumer Update offers a printer-friendly PDF which can be shared with consumers and patients.
[Posted 09/23/2010]
AUDIENCE: Consumer, Pediatrics
ISSUE: Possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product. The FDA has determined that while the formula containing these beetles poses no immediate health risk, there is a possibility that infants who consume formula containing the beetles or their larvae, could experience symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort and refusal to eat as a result of small insect parts irritating the GI tract.
Read the complete original and updated 2010 MedWatch safety summary, including links to the Consumer Update and searchable database of the recalled product, at:
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