Check your cabinets, cupboards and diaper bags. Similac is voluntarily recalling certain 2-ounce ready-to-feed formula bottles and other liquid feeding products for babies and children because some have been found with defective seals and caps, the company said.
The amount represents less than 1 percent of the 2-ounce bottles in question. The products included in the recall went primarily to hospitals and some doctors’ offices, distributors and retailers in the U.S. and elsewhere, according to Similac parent company Abbott.
“This recall equates to less than one day's worth of the total number of ounces of infant formula fed in the U.S. and is not expected to impact the overall U.S. infant formula supply,” the company said in a statement.[1]
“Abbott is continuing production of Similac 2 fluid ounce/59 milliliter Ready-to-Feed liquid formula products for hospitals and healthcare providers' offices on a different production line,” the company said. “Similac infant formula will continue to be produced in alternative product sizes and formats for delivery to retail locations, in addition to increased production throughout our global manufacturing network.”
The latest recalled Similac products (which are unrelated to the Abbott recall earlier this year) were manufactured at the formula maker’s Columbus, Ohio, plant, include the following 2-ounce/59 milliliter bottled feeding liquids:[2]
- Similac Pro-Total Comfort® with bottle lot numbers 38793N200 (case lot number 38793N200), 39500N200 (case lot number 39500N200), and 41802N200 (case lot number 41802N200)
- Similac® 360 Total Care® with bottle lot numbers 35609N200 (case lot number 38493XK00), 37777N200, 37778N200, 38498XK00, 38779N200, 39480N200 (case lot number 420395E00), 39633N200 (case lot number 39633N200), 40624N200 (case lot number 40624N200), 40715N200 (case lot number 40715N200), 40716N200 (case lot number 42567XK00), 40738N200 (case lot number 40738N200), 40755N200 (case lot number 43579XK00), 41001N200 (case lot number 41001N200), 41756N200 (case lot number 41756N200), 41793N200 (case lot number 41793N200), 41875N200 (case lot number 41875N200), and 42962N200 (case lot number 42962N200), as well as those with case lot numbers 380124R00, 38793N200, 41543XK00, 420258H00, 42564XK00, 42565XK00, 42566XK00, 42568XK00, 42572XK00, 42573XK00, 430264R00, 43579XK00, 43580XK00, 43581XK00, 440324R00, 450394R00
- Similac® 360 Total Care® Sensitive with bottle lot numbers 39354N200 (case lot number 430294R00), 39480N200 (case lot number 420395E00), 40561N200 (case lot number 40561N200), 41754N200 (case lot number 430264R00), 41843N200 (case lot number 41843N200), 41858N200 (case lot number 430304R00), and 41882N200 (case lot number 41882N200), as well as those with case lot numbers 430314R00, 430328H00, 430338H00, 430348H00, 430358H00, 430368H00, 440408H00 and 420415E00
- Similac® Special Care® 24 with bottle lot number 41861N200 (case lot number 440344R00)
- Similac® Stage 1 with bottle lot numbers 39799N200, 40749N200 and 40749N201
- Similac® Water (Sterilized) with bottle lot number 39398N200
- Similac® NeoSure® with bottle lot number 35612N200
- Pedialyte® Electrolyte Solution with bottle lot numbers 34589N200 and 34589N201
The above products are being recalled because some had caps that may not have been properly sealed, which could cause the formula to spoil and lead to gastrointestinal symptoms in babies like diarrhea and vomiting.
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Parents who use these products should check to see whether the lot numbers on the recalled Similac liquid feeding products match those of anything they have at home. If they do, they should discontinue using them immediately and contact Abbott customer service at 1-800-515-7677 for further instructions.
“This recall does not include any other liquid or powder formula brands or other nutrition products produced in our Columbus facility or elsewhere within our global nutrition manufacturing network,” the company statement said. “It also does not include any amino acid-based formulas or metabolic nutrition formulas.”
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