U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year. A group that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agreed on June 29 to add infections caused by cronobacter to the list of…
Deadly Germ Behind Infant Formula Shortage Joins CDC Watchlist of Bad Bugs
Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist
An infection from Cronobacter sakazakii, the bacteria that can contaminate infant formula, could soon join the federal disease watchlist. Cronobacter infections typically strike infants under 2 months old and can be fatal or permanently disabling. The same germ is linked to a recall and nationwide shortage of powdered infant formula, according to the U.S. Centers…
Food and Drug Administration Proposes Human Foods Program Redesign
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said on Jan. 31 that major reforms will be coming to his agency in the wake of the recent infant formula shortages. The FDA chief said in a press release that he was “announcing a new, transformative vision for the FDA Human Foods Program.” The decision came…
Abbott Nutrition to Invest $500 Million in Infant Formula Manufacturing as Shortages Continue
Abbott Nutrition has announced plans to invest half a billion dollars in an infant formula manufacturing facility, saying that it has determined that the domestic supply chain for formula needs to be bolstered amid capacity shortfalls. “We’re moving forward with plans for a half-billion-dollar investment in a new U.S. nutrition facility for specialty and metabolic…
Multiple Factors Hindered FDA’s Response to Infant Baby Formula Shortage: Internal Review
An internal review published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday found that multiple factors hindered the agency’s response this year to the nationwide shortage of baby formula. Steven Solomon, the head of the FDA’s veterinary division who conducted the internal review, said he found five “major areas of need” and 15 specific…
FDA Warns Against Use of Mother’s Touch Baby Formula
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday advised parents and caregivers against feeding Mother’s Touch Formula to infants as the product has not undergone proper testing. The directive comes as the United States recovers from a severe infant formula crunch that began with pandemic-led supply issues and worsened after Abbott closed its Michigan…
A2 Milk Jumps Before Halt on FDA Nod News, Denies Report
Shares of New Zealand’s a2 Milk Co. Ltd jumped more than 12 percent before trading in the stock was halted, after local media reported that the dairy company was close to winning an approval to sell baby formula in the United States. A2 dismissed the report. The company had in May confirmed an application to…
Abbott Expects to Start Shipping EleCare Infant Formula Next Week
Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it expects to begin releasing EleCare formula next week from its recently reopened Sturgis plant, which has been at the center of a baby formula shortage in the United States. The company had shut down the plant in February and recalled its infant formula, including Similac and EleCare, after reports…
Abbott Expects to Start Shipping EleCare Infant Formula in the Coming Weeks
Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it expects to begin releasing EleCare formula in the coming weeks from its recently reopened Sturgis plant, which has been at the center of a baby formula shortage in the United States. The company had shut down the plant in February and recalled its infant formula, including Similac and EleCare,…
Target to Add Bobbie Brand Infant Formula to Stores as Shortage Persists
July 14, 2022
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NEW YORK—Target Corp. has begun carrying Bobbie brand infant formula in some stores this week and the vast majority of its locations will be selling the product by September, as the national shortage persists. Bobbie, which has previously sold to consumers exclusively through its website, has increased its manufacturing output over the last few months…
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