The Food and Drug Administration is once again the target of public ire over its seemingly glacial response to a U.S. consumer crisis. A recent story posted to Politico indicates that parents and their congressional representatives have begun raising serious questions about the amount of time that elapsed between the discovery of the first illness allegedly associated with infant formula contamination and the government’s response ...
FDA Under Fire Over Failure to React to Baby Formula Crisis
Posted March 22, 2022 in Product News and Recalls | Recall
Parents on Edge as Baby Formula Illnesses Continue
Posted March 16, 2022 in Product News and Recalls | Recall
The number of infants killed by the contamination of a variety of batches of baby formula at a Sturgis, Michigan Abbott Laboratories facility may have risen as another death has recently been reported and regulators question how many illnesses have gone unreported.
Information has also been made public that shows that reports of infant illnesses and their potential ties to the Sturgis facility continue reading...
Concerns Grow as Another Infant Sickened by Baby Formula
Posted March 10, 2022 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits
A Florida man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories after his daughter grew ill after consuming a recalled batch of formula. The infant developed “diarrhea, abdominal pain, severe diaper rash with blisters and blood, dehydration, sleeplessness, and other pain and injuries” after being fed meals of Similac Alimentum formula. The plaintiff alleges that the girl, while recovered, is still experiencing gastrointestinal distress as result.
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continue reading...Concerns Grow Over Baby Formula Bacterial Infections
Posted March 3, 2022 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Recall
Batches of Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered baby formula were found to be contaminated with a variety of bacteria. The infected batches originated out of a Sturgis, Michigan manufacturing facility for Abbott Nutrition and may have caused at least one infant death. Reports of bacterial infections in infants that consumed the formula were received in Texas, Ohio, and Minnesota.
“Parents and caregivers of infants who have used ...
continue reading...Spotlight Back on Abbott After Study Reveals Problems with Dissolving Stent
Posted April 28, 2017 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
Dissolving medical products like stents and sutures are, in theory, a great idea. After all, if a patient can avoid the discomfort and risks that come with additional medical procedures or monitoring, then the benefits seem pretty clear.
The concept behind dissolving medical products is a simple one. After the devices have served their purpose, they simply dissolve over time and are absorbed by the body. If you’ve ever had ...
continue reading...St. Jude Medical Inc Tells Doctors to Stop Implanting Its Devices
Posted November 22, 2016 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
Shortly after warning patients that their implanted heart defibrillators were having battery problems and may not work when needed, St. Jude Medical Inc. (no relation to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) has advised doctors to stop implanting their devices for a separate and unrelated reason.
Concerns over St. Jude defibrillators initially focused on the units’ batteries depleting faster than they should. This would result in a ...
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