Food recall

Abbott Laboratories recall: Similac Advance Complete Nutrition Infant Formula with Iron

Abbott Laboratories, of Columbus, OH, recalled Similac Advance Complete Nutrition Infant Formula with Iron. The FDA's reason: “The firm received three consumer calls of product with Chinese labeling. After an internal investigation, the firm discovered that product manufactured for export to China was distributed to three...” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 28, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 18, 2015. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed August 4, 2015

The recall

Company
Abbott Laboratories (Columbus, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm received three consumer calls of product with Chinese labeling. After an internal investigation, the firm discovered that product manufactured for export to China was distributed to three states in the US. All labeling is in Chinese.”
Where it was sold
All product was shipped to New Jersey
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70386

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1409-2015 Class II

    Similac Advance Complete Nutrition Infant Formula with Iron, 1.45lb plastic container.

    Codes: Lot 36499SH05 Expiration Date January 1 2016 Lot 36691SH05 Expiration Date January 1 2016

    Quantity: 51,642/1.45lb containers

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 18, 2015.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.