Outbreak Active InvestigationClosedProvisional
Clostridium botulinum
- Start date
- June 13, 2026
- Last updated
Powdered infant formula
Beta: outbreak-focused, recall matching in progress
Public Health Trace has 2 outbreak investigations and 3 recalls linked to Powdered infant formula, reported by CDC, FDA, and USDA.
Safe-handling guidance for powdered infant formula should come from an authoritative source such as FoodSafety.gov, not this page - Public Health Trace summarizes recall and outbreak records, it does not publish handling advice itself.
Food-to-recall linking is still in progress
This page prioritizes outbreak investigations, which are reliably linked to Powdered infant formula. Recall records aren't yet reliably matched to specific foods, so the recall section further down may be incomplete even when Powdered infant formula has real recalls on record.
Historical outbreaks
Past outbreak investigations linked to Powdered infant formula, newest first.
Outbreak Active InvestigationClosed
Cronobacter sakazakii
- Start date
- February 17, 2022
- Last updated
See all historical outbreaks for Powdered infant formula
Outbreaks with confirmed recalls Normalized match
These outbreaks are matched to Powdered infant formula through a real food-catalog link, not text search. Recalls listed under an outbreak have been explicitly confirmed as connected to it -- see how recalls and outbreaks are connected for what "confirmed" means.
Outbreak Active InvestigationClosedProvisional
Clostridium botulinum
- Start date
- June 13, 2026
- Last updated
No recall has been confirmed to this specific outbreak yet.
Outbreak Active InvestigationClosed
Cronobacter sakazakii
- Start date
- February 17, 2022
- Last updated
No recall has been confirmed to this specific outbreak yet.
Outbreak Active InvestigationUnder investigationProvisional
Botulism
- Start date
- April 1, 2026
- Last updated
No recall has been confirmed to this specific outbreak yet.
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- 1 outbreaks have been reported year to date.
- The highest complete period was Jun 2026 (1).
- Oct 2026 is incomplete and not included in the figures above.
- Complete data
- Incomplete
Associated diseases
No associated diseases have been published for this food.
Recall records linked to Powdered infant formula Beta matching
FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: July 31, 2025Historical recordClass I
Dairy Manufacturers, Inc
- Product
- Farmalac 0-12 Low lactose powdered infant formula with iron…
- Reason
- The firm has not submitted the required premarket notification, parents and caregivers should understand that the products have not been evaluated to determine whether they meet U.S. food safety and nutritional standards.
- Published
- July 17, 2024
- Distribution
- Throughout Texas
FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: July 31, 2025Historical recordClass I
Dairy Manufacturers, Inc
- Product
- Crecelac Infant 0-12 powdered infant formula with iron 12.4…
- Reason
- The firm has not submitted the required premarket notification, parents and caregivers should understand that the products have not been evaluated to determine whether they meet U.S. food safety and nutritional standards. Cronobacter spp. detected by FDA sampling.
- Published
- July 17, 2024
- Distribution
- Throughout Texas
FDA Recall United States TerminatedTerminated: July 31, 2025Historical recordClass I
Dairy Manufacturers, Inc
- Product
- Farmalac powdered infant formula with iron 12.4 oz cans
- Reason
- The firm has not submitted the required premarket notification, parents and caregivers should understand that the products have not been evaluated to determine whether they meet U.S. food safety and nutritional standards.
- Published
- July 17, 2024
- Distribution
- Throughout Texas
See all recalls for Powdered infant formula
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