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Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories Recall: Water filled bottles labeled as Similac Pro-Advance.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass III
Company
Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories
Product
Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Re…
Recall date
June 11, 2020
Terminated
November 6, 2020
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Water filled bottles labeled as Similac Pro-Advance.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Ready to Feed, 32 FL OZ (1 QT)
Not published in this source record
111 total cases.
No lot or expiration date as bottles were not intended for distribution. Batch Numbers: BW3520316 (List Number 64248) and BW0970914 (List Number 66611).
Distribution
Products was distributed to the following states: CT
MD
NJ
NY
& PA.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-1021-2020
Event ID
85855
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Company
Abbott Nutrition, Division of Abbott Laboratories
Product description
Similac Pro-Advance Infant Formula with Iron, Milk-Based, Ready to Feed, 32 FL OZ (1 QT)
Quantity
111 total cases.
Reason
Water filled bottles labeled as Similac Pro-Advance.
Recall initiation date
June 11, 2020
Report date
July 22, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
November 6, 2020
Distribution pattern
Products was distributed to the following states: CT, MD, NJ, NY, & PA.
UPC, lot, and code information
No lot or expiration date as bottles were not intended for distribution. Batch Numbers: BW3520316 (List Number 64248) and BW0970914 (List Number 66611).
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Distributed
No data published
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply
county-level or point-level precision.
Distribution map
State
Distributed
Connecticut
1
Maryland
1
New Jersey
1
New York
1
Pennsylvania
1
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description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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