IDPH Reminds Infant Caregivers to Follow Safety Guidelines for Preparing Feeding Formula

by Gary Kopycinski on December 27, 2011

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Infections associated with formula reported in two infants
in Missouri, Illinois

Questions and Answers about Cronobacter sakazakii (formerly Enterobacter sakazakki) and the Use of Powdered Infant Formula

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding parents and other caregivers of infants to follow safety guidelines when preparing powdered infant feeding formula, including boiling the water used to mix the formula to sterilize it.

Two newborn infants contracted the bacterial infection Cronobacter…