Chain withdraws powdered milk after baby dies
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December 23, 2011, Friday
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WAL-MART has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 stores across the US after a newborn Missouri boy died from what initial tests indicate was a rare bacterial infection, the retailer said.
The government has not ordered a recall of the 12.5-ounce cans of Enfamil Newborn powder with the lot number ZP1K7G. Manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition said its records showed the lot tested negative for the bacterium before shipping.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said on Wednesday that the company decided to pull the lot "out of an abundance of caution" while health officials investigate the death of 10-day-old Avery Cornett on Sunday. The product could go back on shelves depending on the outcome of the investigation, Gee said.
Gena Terlizzi, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said on Wednesday that samples of the formula given to Avery were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration for testing.
"At this point it has not been determined whether the illness is linked to the formula or an outside source," Terlizzi said in a statement.
The Lebanon Daily Record newspaper reported that Avery was taken to a hospital late last week after appearing lethargic. He died after being removed from life support.
Avery had been fed Enfamil Newborn powder bought at a Walmart store in Lebanon. The store withdrew the product afterwards.
Christopher Perille, a spokesman for Mead Johnson Nutrition, said Enfamil Newborn powder is sold at a variety of retailers, but he didn't have information about whether other companies received units from the lot now being investigated.
Public health investigators will also look at environmental factors, such as the water used in preparing the powdered formula, Perille said.
The government has not ordered a recall of the 12.5-ounce cans of Enfamil Newborn powder with the lot number ZP1K7G. Manufacturer Mead Johnson Nutrition said its records showed the lot tested negative for the bacterium before shipping.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Dianna Gee said on Wednesday that the company decided to pull the lot "out of an abundance of caution" while health officials investigate the death of 10-day-old Avery Cornett on Sunday. The product could go back on shelves depending on the outcome of the investigation, Gee said.
Gena Terlizzi, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said on Wednesday that samples of the formula given to Avery were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration for testing.
"At this point it has not been determined whether the illness is linked to the formula or an outside source," Terlizzi said in a statement.
The Lebanon Daily Record newspaper reported that Avery was taken to a hospital late last week after appearing lethargic. He died after being removed from life support.
Avery had been fed Enfamil Newborn powder bought at a Walmart store in Lebanon. The store withdrew the product afterwards.
Christopher Perille, a spokesman for Mead Johnson Nutrition, said Enfamil Newborn powder is sold at a variety of retailers, but he didn't have information about whether other companies received units from the lot now being investigated.
Public health investigators will also look at environmental factors, such as the water used in preparing the powdered formula, Perille said.
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