Perrigo recalls infant formula sold by H-E-B and CVS in 12 states
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Perrigo Company is recalling of a batch — or 16,500 cans — of powdered baby formula sold by H-E-B grocery and CVS Health stores in 12 states due to elevated levels of vitamin D, the company said in a notice posted by federal regulators.
The voluntary recall involves cans labeled H-E-B Baby Infant Premium Infant Formula Milk-Based Powder with Iron and CVS Health Infant Premium Infant formula with Iron Milk-Based Powder, the company stated.
The recalled product was shipped to H-E-B groceries in Texas and CVS stores in the following states: California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Levels of Vitamin D were found to be above the maximum allowed during routine testing, Perrigo noted.
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The move by Perrigo follows a far larger recall early this year of hundreds of thousands of cans of Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition infant formula potentially contaminated with bacteria. The same germ, Cronobacter sakazakii, was behind an outbreak tied to Abbott’s infant formula in 2020 that led to millions of cans getting recalled.
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Source: cbsnews.com