Abbott Laboratories: Similac Recall on Possible Bug Parts in Formula

Abbott Recalls Similac Formula

Over the last few months there have certainly been a ton of recalls in the United States. This afternoon, we were made aware of yet another recall by Abbott Laboratories, on their Similac baby formula. Abbott Laboratories has initiated a recall on approximately 5 million boxes of the powdered baby formula called Similac because of the possibility that parts of beetles may be within the powder.

The official recall notice is as follows, “Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which detected the remote possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing facility.”

Officials with the company are urging consumers who have purchased Similac to check the official website of the company to see if their formula was produced at the plant in which the contamination occurred. The Food and Drug Administration has stated that even if an infant were to drink the contaminated formula, there are no major health risks involved besides a possible belly ache.

Abbott Laboratories is a pharmaceutical and medical product company with close to 90,000 employees, and markets it’s products to over 130 countries around the globe. The publicly traded company has it’s headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, and has been in operation for over 120 years. The Contaminated Similac has only been shipped within the US, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the caribbean.