Abbott Nutrition on Friday announced it’s recalling some of its baby formula products sent to hospitals and retailers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean because of the risk some may be spoiled.
The company said the voluntary recall is for certain lots of its two fluid-ounce bottles of “Ready-to-Feed” liquid products for infants and children.
The problem is that the caps of some bottles in the recalled lots “may not have been sealed completely,” which the company said could result in spoilage. Spoiled products if consumed could cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting.
“We take our responsibility to deliver high-quality products very seriously,” Joe Manning, executive VP of nutritional products at Abbott, said in a statement….