Thursday, September 23, 2010

Beetle tainted Similac recall

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68M58Z20100923

Spread the word please.

Abbott Laboratories posted a list of lot numbers on Thursday for the millions of recalled containers of its Similac powdered infant formulas and expanded Internet and call center capacity to handle a deluge of requests for information from concerned parents.

The company announced a voluntary recall on Wednesday of about 5 million units of its top-selling powdered infant formula after beetles were found in the products and in a Michigan plant where they are made.

The Abbott website was so busy after the recall that it crashed Wednesday