Dear Friends:
Well, that didn't take long, for a batch of the "new and improved" stuff
to be recalled:
Mead Johnson Nutritionals Has Recalled EnfaCareŽ LIPILŽ Infant Formula Powder
(SafetyAlerts) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Mead
Johnson Nutritionals has recalled 505 cases of EnfaCare LIPIL 12.9 ounce powdered
infant formula. The cases and cans are coded BME01, with an expiration date of
January 1, 2004 (embossed 1JAN04). This voluntary recall is being initiated
because the product is contaminated with Enterobacter sakazakii (E. sakazakii).
E. sakazakii, commonly found in the environment, is a food-borne pathogen that
can, in rare cases, cause sepsis (bacteria in the blood), meningitis
(inflammation of the lining of the brain), or necrotizing enterocolitis (severe
intestinal infection) in newborn infants, particularly premature infants, or infants
with weakened immune systems. We are unaware of any reports of illness
associated with E. sakazakii as a result of feeding infants product from batch BME01;
however, product from batch BME01 should not be used.
EnfaCare LIPIL is a formula for infants with conditions such as prematurity.
Five hundred five cases from this batch were shipped to hospitals, retail
stores and WIC clinics nationwide during December 2002. No other batches of
EnfaCare LIPIL are affected.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
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