Alerts, Safety Information
and Reporting Illnesses, Injuries
and Problems

Alerts and Safety Information

• FDA Alerts Consumers Not to Feed Infants Chinese Infant Formula July 9, 2004

• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Feed Infants "Better than Formula Ultra Infant Immune Booster 117" January 23, 2004

• Information on E. sakazakii Infections in Hospitalized Infants Associated with Use of Powdered Infant Formulas

  • Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommitee of the Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting March 18-19, 2003 Federal Register Notice, February 20, 2003

  • FDA Alerts Public Regarding Recall of Powdered Infant Formula November 1, 2002

  • FDA Warns About Possible Enterobacter sakazakii Infections in Hospitalized Newborns Fed Powdered Infant Formulas April 12, 2002

  • Health Professionals Letter on Enterobacter sakazakii Infections Associated With Use of Powdered (Dry) Infant Formulas in Neonatal Intensive Care Units April 1, 2002; Revised October 10, 2002

  • CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report - "E. sakasakii" Infections Associated With Use of Powdered Infant Formulas" April 12, 2002 (available in PDF )

Reporting Illnesses, Injuries and Problems

• Reporting Illnesses or Injuries to FDA

  • Anyone, including health care providers and consumers, can report illnesses or injuries to FDA, and can do so by mail, fax or on-line (Internet).  See MedWatch.

  • Report to Manufacturer
    Infant formula manufacturers provide toll-free telephone numbers on the labels of their products and should be notified about problems, complaints, or injuries caused by their products.

• Problems with Infant Formula Products

  • Report to Manufacturer
    Infant formula manufacturers provide toll-free telephone numbers on the labels of their products and should be notified about problems, complaints, or injuries caused by their products.

  • FDA Problem Reporting (Includes list of consumer complaint coordinators, and when and how to report)