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Recent Recalls

Date                        Product                  Type                                    Reason                                 Company
10/24/2010             Neocate                 Infant formula powder        Incorrect ingredient levels    Nutricia North America
9/22/2010               Similac                   Infant formula powder         Insect contamination            Abbott
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The list above is up-to-date as of July 7, 2011. As you can see there have not been recalls recently. 

You will also notice that both recalls are for powdered formula. Infant formula powders are considered to be "clean" not sterile because the temperature cannot be high enough to sterilize powders without melting the powder. 

Portagen powdered infant formula was recalled in 2001.The deaths of nine infants in Tennessee who were being fed Portagen was the common cause. After the recall, the investigation revealed the infant formula powder was contaminated with enterobacter sakazakii.  Portagen has  an altered lipid blend and it was useful for feeding infants with two specific conditions, chylothorax or lymphanectasia. It has medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) as its main lipid. Other infant formula, like human milk are based on long chain triglycerides (LCTs) that cannot be fed in the named conditions.  Portagen is no longer used in infants. The FDA defines infants as children  less than 12 months old. A new product, Enfaport is a liquid concentrate that is now made for this use. 

Liquid formula (ready to feed or concentrate) can be pasteurized like cow milk is pasteurized. 


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