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title: "Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare: Powder Infant Formula — FDA announcement Feb 17, 2022 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Consumer complaints regarding Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella Newport."
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
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# Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare: Powder Infant Formula — FDA announcement Feb 17, 2022

Published notice; closure not supplied

A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.

Source date Feb 17, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Powder Infant Formula
- **Reason**: Consumer complaints regarding Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella Newport.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Abbott
- **Quantity**: Not supplied
- **Agency-reported status**: Company recall announcement
- **Source record identifier**: 685f92fec7c6083b

[Open the official record](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abbott-voluntarily-recalls-powder-formulas-manufactured-one-plant)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Importantly, no distributed product has tested positive for the presence of either of these bacteria, and we continue to test. Abbott conducts extensive quality checks on each completed batch of infant formula, including microbiological analysis prior to release. All finished products are tested for Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella Newport and other pathogens and they must test negative before any product is released. Additionally, retained samples related to the three complaints for Cronobacter sakazakii tested negative for Cronobacter sakazakii. And the retained sample related to the complaint for Salmonella Newport tested negative for Salmonella Newport.; While Abbott's testing of finished product detected no pathogens, we are taking action by recalling the powder formula manufactured in this facility with an expiration of April 1, 2022, or later. No Abbott liquid formulas, powder formulas, or nutrition products from other facilities are impacted by the recall.; The products under recall have a multidigit number on the bottom of the container starting with the first two digits 22 through 37, contains K8, SH, or Z2 and with an expiration date of April 1, 2022, or after. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Fda listing date**: Feb 17, 2022
- **Company announcement date**: Feb 17, 2022

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## What to do next

Read the official notice for the action that applies to your exact product.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abbott-voluntarily-recalls-powder-formulas-manufactured-one-plant)

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