As an infant, Jeanine Kunkel sustained brain damage after drinking formula that had been tainted with cronobacter. Now, “my life is her,” her mother says.
that “powdered formula is not sterile and might have germs in it. Powdered infant formula can be contaminated in homes or in processing facilities that make it.” The agency said in a statement the adjustment was made in part “to emphasize to parents and caregivers the risks associated with powdered infant formula.
Surber said she is sometimes haunted by the suggestion that her daughter’s illness was a result of the lack of cleanliness in her kitchen, or neglect in safely preparing the formula. While federal regulators have enacted policies aimed at protecting preemies and other babies in intensive care, less is done to warn parents of other newborns. All babies under 2 months are at risk because of their underdeveloped immune systems, said Russell Merritt, director of the intestinal rehabilitation program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and a former Abbott Nutrition medical director.
“Everyone was concerned about infants’ safety, but the cost was a real factor. There was also a little concern about the potential stigmatization of powdered formula,” the scientist recently told The Post on the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly on the subject.
“Many manufacturers’ labels voluntarily note that infant formula is not sterile and should not be used by premature infants or infants suffering from immune problems unless directed to do so by a physician,” the Infant Nutrition Council of America, a formula industry lobbying group, said in a statement.
“More and more we’re now seeing these little outbreaks, and you shouldn’t even say little outbreaks,” he said. “Food scientists, microbiologists, we don’t even want one death.” The elusive quality of the bacteria can also make it difficult to pin down the source of an infection, leaving families to bear the blame for their children’s illnesses in court.In 2012, Abbott lawyers deposed Megan Surber for seven hours, asking how she prepared Jeanine’s
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