The FDA first received a report of a foodborne illness suspected to be
linked to infant formula in September, four months before issuing a
sweeping recall of three major brands after four babies were
hospitalized and one died. When the FDA initiated an inspection of an
Abbot facility making formula (after the death?), inspectors found
Cronobacter sakazakii, a rare but serious foodborne pathogen that can
cause life-threatening infections. Helena Bottemiller Evich reports.
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