The ByHeart company is conducting a mass recall of its infant formula after a sample that was obtained tested positive for bacteria.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that a total of five lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula were recalled, “due to the potential risk of cross-contamination with cronobacter sakazakii.”
The company said that began the recall as soon as it got the results from a test that was conducted at one of their facilities. It said it owns and oversees its entire manufacturing supply chain, with the exception of the final canning process, which is carried out by a reputable third-party packer.
Among the products withdrawn is the ByHeart comprehensive nutrition infant formula, milk-based powder with iron for 0-12 years in containers of 24 oz, which was distributed to consumers in the country, according to the recall notice.
ByHeart said that the mass recall was not related to its manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania, which continues to operate the 54 hours a day, 7 days a week.
“ All product packed that day, and the first production the next day, was isolated for destruction and not distributed. As a precaution, we are now withdrawing the products produced during the entire production cycle”, the company said in the withdrawal notice.
So far the product that has been distributed has not tested positive for the bacteria or any contaminant. The company has not received any calls or reports of “any disease” contracted by any consumer, according to the report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that the cronobacter It is a bacterium that can cause “serious and life-threatening infections.” country, closed its factory in Michigan after the deaths of up to nine children associated with the consumption of the contaminated formula. The stoppage in production caused shortages in the country to the extent that the prices of the available products shot up to 60% and the breast milk banks registered unprecedented levels of demand.
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