Enfamil testing results
Preliminary hospital tests indicated 10-day-old Avery Cornett died December 18th of a rare infection caused by bacteria known as Cronobacter Sakazakii. The source of the bacteria has not been determined, but it can be found in powdered formula. Avery had consumed Enfamil Newborn formula. National retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Walgreen, Kroger and Safeway have since pulled a batch of the powdered infant formula from their shelves.
The Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and the Missouri Department of Health are investigating Avery’s death.
The FDA said so far, they "don't have anything that indicates this is linked to Enfamil." However, the agency is testing samples from the open packet of formula fed to the infant, an unopened packet of the formula and the water used to mix the formula. They expect results by the middle of next week.
Avery is the second infant to develop a Cronobacter sakazakii-related infection in a Missouri hospital in the past month, the department said on its web site. The second infant recovered.
A spokesman for Mead Johnson Nutrition, the manufacturer of Enfamil formulas, said on Thursday that the company routinely tests its formula for Cronobacter.
"The batch of our product used by the child's family tested negative for Cronobacter when it was produced and packaged, and that has been reconfirmed from our batch records following this news," he said.
