Food recall

Abbott Laboratories recall: Abbott Calcilo XD, Low-calcium Vitamin D-Free Infant formula with iron, powder in a 13.2 oz

Abbott Laboratories, of Abbott Park, IL, recalled Abbott Calcilo XD, Low-calcium Vitamin D-Free Infant formula with iron, powder in a 13.2 oz. The FDA's reason: “Off color and odor. Compromised can seam due to product (powder) in the seam, this poor seal potentially allowed air into the container.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall on September 13, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 16, 2019. The FDA ordered the recall. 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

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed April 30, 2020

The recall

Company
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Off color and odor. Compromised can seam due to product (powder) in the seam, this poor seal potentially allowed air into the container.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide in the US. Canada and Malaysia.
Recall began
, ordered by the FDA
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83807

The product recalled

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

  • F-0022-2020 Class II

    Abbott Calcilo XD, Low-calcium Vitamin D-Free Infant formula with iron, powder in a 13.2 oz. can, with 6 cans per case.

    Codes: Lot number 79696K80

    Quantity: 2,922 cans

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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 October 16, 2019.

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.