Enterobacter Sakazakii

Infant formula contaminated with Enterobacter Sakazakii was linked to the death of an infant from meningitus in 2002. It emerged at that time that such contamination is far from uncommon (click here for more information).

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for information for a working group on this topic. The following papers may be of use to those concerned about this topic. They are all pdf documents. You need the free Acrobat Reader programme to open these documents.

1. ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII AND THREE OTHER TOXICOGENIC ORGANISMS IN POWDERED INFANT FORMULA - IMPORTANT NOTE IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS

2. Update on Government Action on heat-resistant bacteria in powdered infant formula: Enterobacter sakazakii

3. Joint FAO/WHO Workshop on Enterobacter sakazakii and Other Microorganisms in Powdered Infant Formula is the official
   announcement from WHO.

4. HYGIENE MEASURES is an unofficial translation of a Belgian
   official texts.

5. NOTICE FROM THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL OF HYGIENE PERTAINING TO NEONATAL INFECTIONS BY ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII.- an unofficial translation of a Notice from the Belgian Superior Council of Hygiene (SCH).

6. The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), produced an information note on the incidence and risks of Enterobacter Sakazakii contamination for the 2005 WHO Executive Board meeting (click here to download).