This week the CDC declared an outbreak of Cronobacter infections over after the FDA received four complaints of Cronobacter infections in infants beginning on September 20, 2021, through January 11, 2022. Two of the babies died. Parents of all four infants reported having fed their children formula produced by Abbott Nutrition before they became ill.
DeLauro Shares Whistleblower Report, Contaminated Infant Formula Led to Hospitalizations and Deaths
Thank goodness for Rosa.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today submitted for the record a report acquired from a whistleblower who worked at the Abbott facility which produces infant formula recalled by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February. Chair DeLauro spoke about the report at the Fiscal Year 2023
FDA shuts down animal food manufacturer due to Salmonella – Is Abbott infant formula with Cronobacter next?
NOTE: BRAVO PET FOODS IS NOT BRAVO PACKING INC. Bravo Pet Foods, located in Manchester, CT, has NO relationship OF ANY KIND with Bravo Packing. Bravo Pet Foods has been producing ultra high end frozen and freeze dried diets for pets for 20 years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Bravo
FDA: Abbott Infant Formula: Did not have controls in place to prevent Cronobacter contamination
The result – 4 sick with 2 dead.
Why is Cronobacter NOT reportable – except in Minnesota?
According to the CDC, Cronobacter infections are rare, but they can be deadly in newborns. Infections in infants usually occur in the first days or weeks of life. About two to four cases are reported to CDC