NEW YORK (AP) -- CNY Central has learned all New York stores have voluntarily removed an Enfamil newborn formula after a Missouri newborn who had consumed it died from a rare infection.
The formula lot number is ZP1K7G, this number can be found on the bottom of cans of Enfamil. Wal-Mart and health officials are still waiting for the test results on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide.
The formula was removed after a Missouri newborn who had consumed it died from a rare infection. This type of bacteria occurs naturally in the environment and in plants such as wheat and rice. But it has also appeared in dried milk and powdered formula, so manufacturers routinely test for it. Wal-Mart pulled the Enfamil Newborn formula as a precaution after the death of Avery Cornett in the southern Missouri town of Lebanon.
The government hasn't ordered a recall, and the manufacturer says test showed the batch was negative for the bacteria before it was shopped.
A second Missouri infant became ill after consuming powdered baby formula in the past month, but that child recovered.The product isn't just sold at Wal-Mart. The manufacturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition, hasn't said how widely it was distributed to other stores. A spokesman says the company is "highly confident in the safety and quality" of its products.
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