Still, the FDA inspector returned at the end of the month I found more standing water.. This time, they wiped the production area and discovered Cronobacter, agency records show. According to the inspection report, the company’s own inspection from February 6th to 20th found that bacteria were detected 20 times in the factory, including important areas.
By February 17, the company had a large-scale voluntary recovery and stopped production. The FDA is now requesting further testing from milk manufacturers and is seeking authority to ensure that details about the discovered Cronobacter have been entered into the national database.
Barbara Kowalcyk, director of the Ohio State University Food Poisoning Research and Prevention Center, said the exact amount to test is a difficult equation and regulators need to determine the amount and cost of risk they can tolerate. ..
She said meat and poultry are inspected much more regularly than infant formula. “Do you think they need to review their regulations? Absolutely.”
San Miguel’s son finally spent about 80 days in the hospital. According to his medical records, he has had five brain surgeries since then and is nearly three years old, but speaks very few words and is poor coordination on the left side of his body.
San Miguel resumed all her old anxieties when she saw news about other babies sick with Cronobacter infections and possible links to infant formula.
No one has told her, she said, unlike its liquid equivalent, infant formula is not considered sterile. The CDC advises newborn parents Use sterile liquid formulas or prepare powdered formulas in very hot water, but the label of the formulas does not need to have such an explicit warning.
“I was very angry for a very long time,” said San Miguel. “If someone told me about the risks I’m taking, I wouldn’t have taken those risks.”
Julie Creswell When Madeleinego Report that contributed.
Audio generated by Adrian Hurst..
