FDA says it knew about deadly bacterial contamination at baby formula factory MONTHS before product recall

  A formal recall was issued five months later, and none of the recalled cans were found to contain Cronobacter, according to the FDA. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that Cronobacter "Can be deadly for young infants." Symptoms in babies include poor feeding, fever, low energy, excessive crying, seizures, spine swelling, and bloodstream infections.

"As part of the FDA's oversight to ensure safe and nutritious infant formula, the agency's more recent engagements with manufacturers through inspections and ongoing meetings has limited the scope of these recalls and minimized disruptions to the market," an FDA spokesperson said about the recall.

How come Cronobacter became such a problem during the coronavirus "Pandemic?" In a later statement, the FDA made a comparison to the more well-known Abbott recall, suggesting that the Johnson Mead one and others "Are much narrower in scope, only impacting a few weeks of product with no additional facility closures." "Under current law, Mead Johnson was not required to alert the FDA of the positive test and choose [sic] to not alert the FDA to the positive test," the agency also told Fox News.

"The FDA has reviewed conditions during recent inspections of powdered infant formula manufacturers, including routine surveillance inspections, for-cause inspections to follow up on consumer complaints, and other interactions with manufacturers." As you may recall, 2021 was a really bad year for infant formula availability due to several recalls, including another involving Cronobacter at an Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan.

The FDA compiled and released a 10-page report following the infant formula shortage that ensued, explaining that a whistleblower had complained about problems at the facility.

The FDA has since announced that it will not be firing any of its employees over the mishandling of the baby formula fiasco.

The FDA's regulatory authority will be consolidated under a new food safety plan called the "Human Foods Program." How this new program will prevent situations like the baby formula recall from ever happening again remains unknown as the FDA has yet to produce any specific details about the plan.

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