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The Abbott Powdered Formula Scandal
After the global recall of potentially contaminatedAbbott powdered formulas and one...
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GLOBAL ALERT
IBFAN calls for mandatory warnings and information on labels and product websites that powdered formulas and human milk fortifiers are not sterile: IBFAN members’ submissions to a 2020 international survey showed that there are still very few countries where manufacturers and distributors must provide mandatory warnings on labels and information that the products are not sterile and may be contaminated by harmful bacteria. IBFAN calls for clear and prominent information on labelling that extra care must be takenin preparation, storage and handling, and must include the lethal decontamination step. IBFAN calls for Cronobacter/Enterobacter and Salmonella infections to become reportable as a mandatory notifiable disease in all countries. The only State in the USA that has mandatory reporting is Minnesota, and this is where the first case of Cronobacter infection was reported in the USA. If there had been no consumer reports then the public would never have known about the dangers of contaminated powdered formulas.