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The FDA warned parents not to use certain formulas in February and Abbott recalled the affected products.According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, “Cronobacter illnesses are rare, but they are frequently lethal for infants.”During a series of inspections starting in January and continuing through March, FDA inspectors found Cronobacter sakazakii germs on surfaces at the Abbott plant on 20 occasions, according to the FDA’s Form 483 report, including on a “scoop hopper,” a piece of a equipment feeding scoops that “are placed directly inside infant formula containers and contact product.” The company also found Cronobacter in two finished products.The FDA observed Abbott employees not following company protocols, such as by failing to sanitize their shoes when entering sensitive areas. Inspectors also saw water leaks, puddles, and debris-covered duct tape on the floor of a production room.Abbott has said there is “no evidence” linking its formula to the four Cronobacter illnesses, since genetic sequencing of the Cronobacter that sickened two of the infants found different strains of the bacteria from the kind in the plant.“Open containers from the homes of the infants were also tested in three of the four cases; two of the three tested negative,” Abbott said in a statement. She later went back to the store and saw the barren shelves for herself.“It’s pretty ridiculous,” she said.Just this week, Cintron said, they wound up buying liquid formula instead of the usual powdered kind, which is less expensive.For Cintron, the shortage brought home the struggles facing the parents she serves as director of the HopeLine, a community resource center that helps low-income families in New York City.
As said here by Kevin Robillard, Arthur Delaney, Igor Bobic