US FDA Notes Concerns At Multiple Formula Plants After One Linked To Contamination, Shortage
Commissioner, CFSAN Director Give 'Call To Action' In Letters To Manufacturers
Executive Summary
Agency sends letters to manufacturers and other businesses involved in production and distribution “to assist industry in improving the microbiological safety of powdered infant formula.” Information from “routine surveillance inspections” of facilities and “for-cause inspections to follow up on consumer complaints” noted in letters.
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