Abbott Nutrition has expanded a recall of baby formula produced at a Michigan factory after a second infant died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
In an update published on the agency’s website, the FDA said health officials were investigating another illness due to Cronobacter sakazakii infection. The rare and dangerous germ can cause blood infections and other serious complications.
The child died after being hospitalized, and federal officials say that the illness may have been a contributing cause of death. The infant reportedly consumed Abbot Nutrition’s Similac PM 60/40 with a lot code 27032K800 prior to contracting Cronobacter sakazakii infection, the FDA said.
Similac PM is a “specialty formula for certain infants who would benefit from lowered mineral intake.” It was not included in the previous recall for certain lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare formulas announced Feb. 17.
The powdered infant formulas from that recall was also manufactured at Abbott Nutrition’s plant in Sturgis, Michigan.
At least four reports of Cronobacter sakazakii infections have been reported to FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one Salmonella Newport infection has also been reported in connection with the outbreak.
All five infants who have been sickened have been hospitalized, and two of them have died.
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