Food recall

Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories recall: Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Ready to Feed

Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories, of Columbus, OH, recalled Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Ready to Feed. The FDA's reason: “Water filled bottles labeled as Similac Pro-Advance.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 11, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 22, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed November 6, 2020

The recall

Company
Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories (Columbus, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Water filled bottles labeled as Similac Pro-Advance.”
Where it was sold
Products was distributed to the following states: CT, MD, NJ, NY, & PA.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85855

The product recalled

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

  • F-1021-2020 Class III

    Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Ready to Feed, 32 FL OZ (1 QT)

    Codes: No lot or expiration date as bottles were not intended for distribution. Batch Numbers: BW3520316 (List Number 64248) and BW0970914 (List Number 66611).

    Quantity: 111 total cases.

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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 July 22, 2020.

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.