Nutramigen powdered Infant Formula recalled
Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition is voluntarily recalling select batches of their Nutramigen powdered Infant Formula, designed for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy, due to the possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in a product sampled outside the United States, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Dec. 31. All product in question went through extensive testing and tested negative for the bacteria.
Cronobacter bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (sepsis) or meningitis (an inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spine). Symptoms of sepsis and meningitis may include poor feeding, irritability, temperature changes, jaundice (yellow skin and whites of the eyes), grunting breaths and abnormal movements. Cronobacter infection may also cause bowel damage and may spread through the blood to other parts of the body.
The Defense Commissary Agency has publicized this recall to all its stores, said Richard Stith, chief, public health division, DeCA headquarters at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.
The affected products have a UPC code of 300871239418 or 300871239456 with a “use by” date of Jan. 1, 2025 with the following batch codes located on the bottom of the can:
- ZL3FHG (12.6 oz can)
- ZL3FMH (12.6 oz can)
- ZL3FPE (12.6 oz can)
- ZL3FQD (12.6 oz can)
- ZL3FRW (19.8 oz can)
- ZL3FXJ (12.6 oz can)
No illness or adverse events have been reported.
Customers should return this product to the commissary of purchase for a full refund.
Consumers with questions may contact Reckitt at (866) 534-9986 24 hours a day or via email at consumer.relations@rb.com.