A federal lawsuit (Katie Steele v. Abbott Laboratories Inc., Case No. 2:22-cv-00571-DCN) was filed in South Carolina against Abbott Laboratories Inc., alleging the company deceptively marketed its Similac, Alimentum and Elecare brand infant formula as safe for infants.
The March 3 suit claims that the baby formula products can cause serious health problems, such as bacterial infections and gastrointestinal illnesses
“The plaintiff says she purchased Similac Alimentum baby formula for her infant in January,” according to Topclassactions.com.
“After her child consumed the tainted formula, the baby allegedly developed gastrointestinal issues, including overwhelming diarrhea, abdominal pain, severe diaper rash, dehydration, sleeplessness and other injuries.
“The child continues to suffer gastrointestinal and bowel problems.”
Another lawsuit against Abbott accuses the company of selling the contaminated powdered infant formulas “defective and unreasonably dangerous,” that resulted in the plaintiff’s infant daughter of developing severe symptoms of infection after consuming one of the tainted products.
“On February 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced it was investigating consumer complaints of Cronobacter and Salmonella infections related to ingestion of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare,” according to the suit.
“Abbott voluntarily recalled the powdered infant formulas at issue on February 18, news reports relay. The lawsuit stresses that, per the FDA, consumers should not use Similac, Alimentum or EleCare powdered infant formulas if:
- The first two digits of the code on product packaging are 22 through 37; and
- The code on the container contains K8, SH or Z2; and
- The product’s expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later.”
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