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Baby Formula Recall

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By: Sean Moloughney

Editor, Nutraceuticals World

Infant formula company SMA Nutrition, which is based in the U.K., issued a product recall in August in relation to batches of SMA Gold and White infant formula, which were linked to a case of infant botulism when a five-month-old baby fell ill. The U.K. Food Standards Agency commented in a statement that although it is not possible to prove conclusively that the SMA products were the cause of the child’s illness, the decision to recall was a precautionary approach.

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