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« on: September 22, 2010, 07:09:26 PM »

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/22/baby.formula.recall/
5 million cans of Similac infant formula being recalled by company
September 22, 2010

New York (CNN) -- Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday that it has issued a recall of approximately 5 million cans of certain Similac-brand powdered infant formula due to the possibility of the presence a beetle.

Abbott spokeswoman Melissa Brotz said that the presence of a small common beetle was detected in the product produced at a manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan.

The company has since stopped production and shipment of the affected formula, and contacted the Food and Drug Administration to initiate the recall.

The recall includes certain Similac powder product lines that come in 8-ounce, 12.4-ounce, and 12.9-ounce cans. Abbott liquid formula is not a part of the recall.

The FDA said that this type of beetle, if ingested, could cause discomfort and irritate the gastrointestinal tract, causing the infant to lose appetite.

The affected manufacturing plant is being fumigated, a process that according to the FDA started Wednesday and will take about three days

Company spokeswoman Brotz added that, "Parents place a lot of trust in Similac, and delivering anything less than the highest quality formula is unacceptable to us. That's why we're initiating the recall."

The recall is being issued in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and some countries in the Caribbean

Abbott said that parents and caregivers can go to www.similac.com/recall10 or call Abbott's consumer hotline, (800) 986-8850, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for more information.
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2010, 04:25:03 PM »

Beyond disturbing ......

Makes ONE wonder how this happens within " these" major manufacturing plants " for Food"
There has to be One person on board that " all they do" all day long is view/see/test the product before it's packaged ... can't they figure that out?

To see " Particles" within formula powder .. No one could see it, or find it before it hit the packaging cycle .. let alone the loading dock ..
Makes you wonder what is the invisible that falls in .. prior to packaging. If they can't see " bits and pieces of dead Beatles"   

Breast is best, and for those who cannot breast feed .. I have no answers. This should not be an issue in the first place..if Someone was on their Job .. 
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