Food recall

Abbott Laboratories recall: Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend - 0.017oz (0.50g) packaged in foil packets

Abbott Laboratories, of Columbus, OH, recalled Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend - 0.017oz (0.50g) packaged in foil packets. The FDA's reason: “Marketed towards preterm infants without approval as a new drug or licensed biologic, as well as unsafe food additive.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 31, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 15, 2023. 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 September 3, 2024

The recall

Company
Abbott Laboratories (Columbus, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Marketed towards preterm infants without approval as a new drug or licensed biologic, as well as unsafe food additive”
Where it was sold
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
93348

The product recalled

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

  • F-0328-2024 Class II

    Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend - 0.017oz (0.50g) packaged in foil packets. 50 foil packets per carton - 3 cartons per case.

    Codes: Lot No. 45002IP Product No. 67397 Best By 09/01/24

    Quantity: 226,650 packets (4,533 cartons)

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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 November 15, 2023.

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.