Similac Formula Recall 2010 – Similac Recall Lot NUMBERS
Similac Formula Recall 2010 – Similac Recall Lot NUMBERS – Earlier today Abbott Laboratories announced that they were recalling 5 million cans of certain Similac-brand powdered infant formula with the lot numbers 87932T20, 88117T26, 78208T2,88136T20,91433t20,800-986-8850,800-545-5216,800-515-7677,800-986-8800,847-937-6100,(847) 935-8865,(847)935-3456,66128RB6,61251 RB6,61347RB,84314 RB,85454 T2,86580 T20,88137T20 and 90372T20.
The voluntary recall is taking place because the company believes that their product may contain beetles.
Abbott spokeswoman’s Melissa Brotz said in a statement that after small insects were discovered in the cans of milk that are produced at a manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan it was decided to recall several products.
Brotz went on to say that the company has decided to stop all production in the building where the bugs were found and that they are the ones who contacted the Food and Drug Administration to initiate the recall of 8-ounce, 12.4-ounce, and 12.9-ounce cans of Similac powder that were sold in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and some countries in the Caribbean- please be aware that Abbott liquid formula is not at all part of the recall.
The FDA revealed that the beetles found in the cans can could cause discomfort,irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, causing the infant to lose appetite if they are ingested.
You can visit www.similac.com/recall10 or call Abbott’s consumer hotline, (800) 986-8850, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for more information about the recall that may touch your baby or the baby you take care of.
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I was lucky enough to get thru earlier on Similac’s web site and check my 3 plastic containers all of which have been recalled and have different lot numbers then listed above.
If you were Lucky enough to get through then please share with the rest of us what your lot numbers were!
These numbers have been recalled for the Similac Sensitive R.S. 23.2oz size: 85260T2,87829T20,84262T2,79496T2.
NOT recalled is: 74736T2
what about 85261T2?
that is the lot # we have – and it concerns me that just one digit is different from the list you provided…any information you have on my lot # would be greatly appreciated!
Hello Brenda, I have Similac sensitive for my grandson who I babysit the numbers are 89311T20 is that part of the recall?
this is absolutely unacceptable. I have been trying to call for 2 hours and could not get through, the website isnt working either. I finally called 847)935-3456, and spoke to an abbott rep. my 3 containers were recalled the numbers are not listed above, they are:92663T20, 90314T20, 87940T20
Good afternoon,I am writing on behalf of my daughter who was just released from the hospital for abdominal cramping. We went in at 7pm and left at 6am the next morning. It was a night of pure heXX withs and iv, ultrascans, ultrasounds and it all comes down to formula, I believe. To top it off I didn’t hear about this until this evening. Needless to say I was very uncomfortble with the fact that I walked into Walmart to return my two cans of formula that were half empty and were tainted. Going to purchase new formula and sitting on the shelf was the formula that had been recalled at what i heard was announced at three oclock pm. No one there was taking the initiative to pull the formula from the shelf. I am disgusted at this situation. My baby has been sick for over a week. For anyone to have to go through this situation is ridiculous. A night again I will say of ivs, fluids and catheter on a baby is no fun and the fact that of all manufactuering plants, it has to be what we as parents trust baby formula. I am very upset with this announcement and hope that some type of quality inspection would of been done earlier and would be interested to see the quality inspections over the last year. Sincerely,Michelle Imhoff
Does anyone know if 88253RE6 has been recalled??? what site can igo on to find product numbers?? The site i was given is down..
Can you share those lot numbers with us I cant get the web site to open and the 800 number is now disconected due to an over load of calls.
88137T20 is recalled. Rectangular plastic container 1.45 lb Similac Advance Complete Nutrition.
Do you mind posting your lot numbers so I can check mine?
Both of my containers are recalled. They are the 2.12lb size and 1.45lb size. That is different than the sizes listed on the website and their lot numbers are different than what is listed above. Go to the website with your containers and check yourself.
can pls tell us that what are the recall lot no of 2.12lb…becouse site is overloded now..
I agree to check with the website. It’s the only way to be sure.
RECALLED: 90367T20, 78307T2
I still have one that I have not been able to check but am going to keep trying.
The recall includes ALL powered formula in plastic containers. Lot numbers above are for “cans” of formula
Lot # 91433t20 is also recalled. Finally got on website to check.
Where is the lot number located on the cans?
On bottom. 8 didgit # above use by date.
the number is located on the bottom of the can where the exp date is u can call 1800-984-8850 and they can tell u if ur’s has been recalled or not thankfully i had like 9 cans of the advanced but they were ok
all my cans where also recalled this is unaceptable
I had been feeding my baby recalled formula that I had just purchased at Publix 2 days ago. How horrible is that?
I’m sorry, but I am contacting an attorney!!!!!!!!!
Yes, i hear ya! Our babies food should be the most protected! This is horrible! I am so ANGRY!
Im sorry my son has been sick for 3weeks,he is only a mth old..Come too find out the can I have been feeding him from was recalled.. All the can have been bought from the same store. Im Not a happy Mother right now!Yes I think everyone need too contact a Lawyer… I feel sorry for the women on Wic!
You are all crazy and sue happy.
A lawyer will laugh at you as Similac is being prudent and making a VOLUNTARY recall.
There are MANY more recalled lot numbers than the ones listed above!
IMPORTANT READ THIS!!!! Here is the new website that WORKS!!! stage.similac.com/recall
Notice is says “stage” instead of “www”
After looking up your lot number, if it is recalled, click “consumer” and follow all directions to be reimbursed. KEEP THE PACKAGE because they will send you a mailer to mail it in to them.
Also, alternate numbers to call. The LAST one worked for me:
800-986-8850
800-545-5216
800-515-7677
800-986-8800
847-937-6100
(847) 935-8865
(847)935-3456
Thank you for the information!
the 3456 # is directly to Abbott and I am waiting for a call back.
thank you for the phone numbers. I used the last one and was able to reach them. Thankfully my formula for my preemies were not recalled!
thanks sherri for posting the telephone numbers. i was able to get through to the last number. all my 3 containers have been recalled
Thanks for the info, but the stage.similac.com/recall website is now just a “put in your username and password” page, no recall info available.
The main website is still not working, and their phone line just says “we are experiencing a high call volume…” gee ya think?
I’m glad they took the initiative to announce the recall, but at least have your IT people on hand to help out when millions of parents start calling. My son uses the powdered formula and last week he started getting more fussy. We assumed it was more due to teething than anything else, but we’ll see. All of our containers have lot numbers ending in “T20″.
Since we live in a hurricane zone we keep liquid formula on hand just in case anyway. At least we have a backup we can use on short notice.
I tried using that site again and it led me to an Abbott page where you needed a user name and password. The 1.45 lb. container I bought has been recalled. The lot number for that is 88113T20. I wanted to check on the one I bought last week. #88139T20.
88139T20 – recalled
Sherry,
Thank you for posting the phone numbers. I was able to get into the last number as well.
That website didn’t seem to work for me. It kept asking me for a username??
My local safeway advised me to stop giving her similac formula until further notice
Just ro let some ppl know that SIMILAC ALIMENTUM is not being recalled , i just called up ….
Thank you I have been trying to find that out all morning.
thats good news. i didnt know what else to give him. the thought of giving kids bugs makes me sick.
Our cans were not recalled, but i think they should be my son has been sick for over a week, waiting for them to call meback
my son has also been sick for over a week now could this be due to faulty formula lot # 59578r36
What symptoms is your son having?
59578r36 – NOT recalled
my lot number is 91820RE i hae not heard back from them and now cant get ahold of anyone
My daughter is now going on 8 weeks tomarrow.. About 3 weeks ago she was acted like she was sick. She had all the symptoms that they are saying that is associated with this. I switched he rto the soy cuz I thought maybe she just couldnt take the similac advanced. Now I am 100% thinking that I gave her contaminated formula. I am still sitting on 4 cans of formula that walmart refused to exchange for me for the new kind.
I went to my local Walmart IMMEDIATELY to get Gerber good start for my 2 month old twins and to my surprise, walmarts shelves were FULLY stocked of all Similac and NO ONE that I mentioned the recall to had ANY idea about it!!!!!!!!!! They acted as if it were no big deal. I go through about 23 cans a month with my twins and Just last week I had to get them on reflux medicine. There is NO telling how long the bugs have gone unnoticed in the plant!!! This IS unacceptable!!!
So the world is really coming to this???
Beetles in our children’s formula? Perhaps I should pray to win the lottery and monopolize the world’s QUALITY ASSURANCE agencies to make sure stuff like this never goes wrong. We have enough to worry about and now, we have to be cautious of what we feed our infants…NOT TOO HAPPY SIMILAC!!!!!!
I was trying for hours to get recall information and finally got threw. my similac is 2.12oz and is recalled numbers are 91488T20 and 91577T20 I was told all the T2 are recalled. I’m upset cause the similac that I have was bought the end of Aug its a month later and they finally said something. I was wondering why my baby went #2 like 6 times a day. That really upsets me.
thats the can I have is the T2 my daughter did the same thing all day #2 and crying like crazy thanks for the info
Okay I have 35 containers that are recalled out of my 50 that I have stocked seeing as we moved out of the USA and my daughter won’t take anything but the USA similac.
Here are what I found so far
These are all the 12.9 oz powdered cans
66128RB6
61251 RB6
61347RB
84314 RB
These are 8oz powdered can
85454 T2
86580 T20
The 1.45lb powdered containers (tubs)
88137T20
When I finally got ahold of someone at Similac due to the fact I live out of the USA with all of this product and my DD won’t take the Canadian similac I was told that the lots with the RE in the lot numbers are not affected. But the ones with RB are affected.
I found they were pretty useless in helping me resolve the situation. I do know from looking at one in my recycle bin that my DD got one can of this crap
Do you know if these are the bigger plastic tubs or are they the 12.4 cans?
i have just about a full can of Similac Sensitive 12.3 oz with 90380RB7….has it been recalled?
i am so angry as well that there was such poor quality assurance. my daughter had diarrhea and fever for a few weeks. it happened during the week of the egg recall so i had her tested for salmonella…which was negative. i wonder if it was the similac. unfortunately, she finished the can and we threw away the empty can a couple of weeks ago!
Julie, my daughter had the exact same thing happen, tons of diarrhea and feverduring the egg thing and we did the stool test and it came back negative!! We need to get Similac!! this is Rediculous!!!
If we went back to carnation evaporated milk,two cans of water and karo syrup one teaspoon there would be no problems . I raised three children on this and they had no problems, never were obese, no attention problems being b+ students, having only childhood diseases such as measles. How many of you grew up with the natural feeding no powder and had none of these problems.We aren’t sure where the powder fomulas are made or mixed as we only get a stateside address for the company.
tani, thanks for sharing your info
It is unfortunate that this happened, but some of you people are ridiculous. THIS is an accident. Similac is doing what it can to reverse this problem and do what is best for their customers. I am 100% POSITIVE that the people of Similac would never do anything willingly to hurt anyones infants. So you people contacting your lawyers and saying that this is ridiculous should calm down. I am sure accidents have happened to you, or are you perfect?
accidents do happen but it is a big deal to just have to switch your babys formula… the upset tummys and all it took trying 4 diff kinds to find one for my baby and now i have to change it and when i find one im not changing back to similac its too much change on her little tummy…
Don’t change the formula, just purchase the LIQUID version of the formula that you’re using. It works just as well. Yes it’s a little more expensive but does it $$ really matter when it comes to your babies bellies?
This is no ACCIDENT! Did the bugs ACCIDENTALLY found its way in the factory, if this was the case i question the cleanliness of the entire facility. i am not the type of mom that steams my baby’s bottle 2 million times but when the health of my child is in jeopardy due to this kind of ACCIDENT it makes me vcery upset. My son got sick, he normally drinks about 25 oz a day but that week he drank not even 10 oz for the entire 24 hour period. Similac needs to get their shit together!!!!
Just use the generic brand. It has ALL the same stuff in it. Go to target and get the Target brand that is equivalent to the Similac that you are using. It’s the same and alot cheaper!!
Oh yes, I forgot. This is no accident. They INTENTIONALLY put bugs in your kid’s bottle. You are crazy.
I agree. People eat bugs all of the time. All of you posting that your child was sick… you realize this is most likely coincidence? One article I found was actually surprised that they would recall all of this formula over bugs, when restaurants in NYC are serving beetle soup! What is this world coming to? Abbott is a respected company, trying to do the right thing to make sure no one does get sick, and you’re all jumping up and down like they did it on purpose. I hope you realize that adult food is allowed to have a certain percentage of bugs, spiders, and mouse parts in it… It’s all organic. YUM
Exactly where I am going with my post. Did you notice all the people with sick babies that thought it was due to the egg epidemic only to discover that it wasn’t? Babies get sick. Babies don’t tolerate X formula or Y formula. Babies eat grass that millions of animals and bugs have urinated on. I’ve seen toddlers pick up ants off the ground and down them like Skittles and yet they survive. Gross but true.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!
Seriously, I agree. Plus, if you people would do a little research instead of freaking out at the first word of this, you would have found that this was a VOLUNTARY recall because 1) there are no MAJOR health risks (some stomach irritation so they might not be as hungry) and 2)there was a POSSIBILITY that formula was contaminated. Abbott is being responsible by doing the right thing and taking them off the shelves even though they really didn’t need to. Babies get sick all the time, you have no idea if it was from the formula. I feed my son Similac every day, haven’t even found out if the containers I have are recalled yet. I’m giving him liquid for now to be safe, but I’m not freaking out about it. When you freak out over little things, you will teach your children to grow up and do the same. Do your homework and chill out.
Sorry Questionable but you must not have children. If you do and you don’t feel upset about bug parts and larvae being in their food then I feel bad for your children. It is rediculous. Clearly similac is NOT following a guideline somewhere to allow their product to be so contaminated
When millions of cans of formula are affected….that is just negligence. A few beetles can go unnoticed, but how many beetles does it take to affect millions of cans?! This is an infestation….and I’m guessing they are saying beetles, but I really think they are roaches. This is unacceptable!!
My baby girl has been sick for over a week. I am going to be sending in my pediatrician’s bill and possibly contacting my lawyer!
Just as ignorance is no excuse from the law, an accident when producing an unacceptable, and furthermore, harmful product that is ingested by infants, must also have a consequence that is more than a little slap on the hand. Given the fact that thousands of families are concerned for their babies health and well being right now, I find your post out of line and most insulting.
Yes, everyone makes mistakes. But my mistakes don’t affect THOUSANDS of babies and families. This is absolutely unacceptable and it’s ridiculous for you to say “oh wow, they made a mistake, we all make mistakes”.
When you’re selling food (which for many babies is the ONLY thing they’re eating and eating it 8-10 times per DAY) mistakes are not acceptable, certainly not of this caliber.
Clearly you don’t have children that are getting sick because of this! So accident or not — intentional or not … doesn’t matter. Children are getting sick & it is ridiculous!
Accident? There were bugs(cockroaches, im sure) running around the plant and laying eggs in the food that we give to our newborn!
And no one was walking around the plant to see this? It sounds like they discovered it after the fact in the containers.
Thats really really poor quality control, NONE basically.
My 1 year old daughter suddenly started to have Diarrhea since last two weeks. We also called our nurse to figure out what is going on..but we couldn’t figure out..she is still having it..suddenly I saw this in this news and it clicked me…
all of my similac cans are recalled..and I am pretty sure that’s what caused her this..
I am calling my lawyer. We are pure vegitarian..never had a piece of meat in life and they are feeding my daughter bugs…this is hurting my feelings religously..plus she is already hurt everyday going through this Diarrhea trouble and pain..she cries like crazy because of that..
now i know what was the cause…
I am very upset. My daughter whose 3 1/2 months old has been sick for the past 3 weeks or so. Shes been having emesis, diarrhea, very gaggy and just not herself. I attributed this to her having a virus of some sort. I have been medicating my baby with motrin, tylenol, and mylicon drops to no avail… Im am so mad! How did this happen and why werent we informed sooner about our children ingesting bugs. I think this is definitely a class action lawsuit. Our poor babies should not have had to suffer for so long…. Someone at Abbott should be held responsible!
Our baby is just 2 months old and started having frequent diarrhea since we started the powdered formula last week. My wife is a wreck after hearing about this!!!
I will be contacting a lawyer ASAP!
I think it is really funny how they wont tell us what kind of bug was found… if it was in my childs formula I think I have the right to know what it was exactly!!
hey ive heard that it was beetles
its beattles is what it says
They did tell us, it was a beetle.
IS there any sold in Canada?
I called after finding my formula recalled. They said take it to the store and they will issue u a refund or exchange if they would not than abbott would. mine infected were…
89246T21, 90374T20, 90398T20.. I would check ALL Online before even using them!
I SEEM TO CAN,T FIND WHERE TO CHECK MY BAR CODE NUMBER CAN SOMEONE HELP ME THE NUMBER IS 911199V COULD SOMEONE CHECK THIS FOR ME PLEASE.
Dear questionable,
I am sure this was an accident but that doesnt mean someone should not be held responsible? When one accidently hits anothers vehicle, does personal damage to anothers property that are held accountable for what they did. Obviously you do not have a child affected or you would have discussed it. If this doesnt directly affect you, you should keep your comments to yourself. Us moms and dads do have a right to be upset about this.
yes we do my daughter has beed very fussy the last week or so and I was giving her the similac advance and the senstive gas and fussiness so I hope my can arnt recalled but she sure was acting like sh didnt feel good
Is this what Abbot Lab. wants to tell consumers ’bout these products, “Special nutrients found in breastmilk”, and BUGS?
Is the liquid similac recalled too??
the liquid was not affected i made sure about this…. my powder was not on the recall list but im still worried and might switch! ps. I may switch liquid as well just to be safe!!
no its not!
No Liquid is being recalled at this time.
I will stop using the powder till futher notice
While I do agree that it’s horrible that that bugs were found in the same plant where formula was produced, I’d be curious about how many of the sick babies mentioned here ACTUALLY ingested bugs? Be real now..
I am not saying for sure that she did, but we have had this problem for about a month now and nothing in her diet has changed, she was tested for e.coli and things like that and the tests were all negative. my child was a pro pooper and now it has all changed in the last month, she has so much loose poopies that she is loosing weight!
What bother me is there is Larvae in these formulas. Meaning that these bugs are actually reproducing at the Similac plant. Imagine how long they have been around before ebing found!
I’m kind of curious as to how people could possibly think that (from what I’ve heard online) at least a few hundred babies’ parents have no idea what’s going on with them. My son has been sicker since we started that can, and if he gets better now that we’re on Enfamil, I’ll at least be fairly certain that he ACTUALLY ingested bugs.
thank you curious. did any of you try switching formulas to ease your child’s discomfort? anytime there are digestive issues, try switching to formulas for colic, soy based, or switching brands before you pump them full of tylenol and mylicon and accuse a “possible” contamination for your problems.
Good question. Here is a thought for you…
I have a baby who has dealt with various digestive issues for nearly three months. Due to constant constipation, we switched formula – from Similac Organic to Similac Sensitive for Fussiness and Gas. Well, that produced massive blowouts at every diaper change, so we then switched to Similac Soy, thinking maybe there was something more to the lactose intolerance. Now you tell me…is he lactose intolerant, does he have chronic constipation, or is he just fine but has been ingesting larvae that has caused all of this? See where I’m going with this?
Have you ever thought to try something other than Similac? Maybe it’s just the formula, not bugs.
Beetles were found in the formula not just the plant.. that is straight from a Abbott Rep’s statment to the press
I agree. I’m glad that Abbott chose to notify and recall the formula voluntarily. Babies GET SICK. Everyone is just looking for someone to blame… I’m not sure if any of my formula was recalled, but I know I wish now I would’ve made breast feeding work!!
My formula is recalled Lot# 89245T21 plastic container of similac advance
I just learned about the recall at 2:30 am, checked both containers (including one that is about 3/4 gone!) and found they were both recalled. Not happy that I had to run to the grocery store in the middle of the night (switching to Enfamil now!), but glad I heard about this before I fed him anymore of it. I wouldn’t have even known about this if it wasn’t for a friend’s link on facebook. They should have a better way of letting us moms know when something like this happens! My son has been spitting up horribly for a few days now, which he pretty much grew out of til now…and it started the day I opened that container!
My recalled containers (Similac Sensitive) are:
90336T20
88119T20
Best wishes to all moms out there dealing with this, and hopefully everyone’s babies are feeling ok!
are the Similac products sold in the Philippines affected?
I purchased a moth suply at BJ WHolesale Club and just found out mine was recalled too. Lot 87002t20. Now it is the middle of the night and what do we do?
go out and buy some liquid formula. Powders are never sterile [like liquids] so you always run this risk with ANY brand.
My 2 container numbers are:
90376T20
89246T21
both recalled
I have a container with the 90376T20 number (same as Norm) – can’t figure out if it’s recalled, does anyone know??
I can not get thru phone or website at all and have been trying for over 6 hrs, i have similac sensitive soy.Does anyone know those numbers that are recalled?
I feed my 3 month old son Similac also, luckily I have not found any of the recalled formula at home. But, that being said, I am very upset about this situation too. I expect the security to know that my child is not ingesting bugs in his formula! I do not let my 2 year old go around the house touching OR eating ” beetles”! Did no one notice bugs or larvae in the plant? Seriously?!
My recall number is 91479T20
When people post lists of lot numbers, parents are likelier to not actually submit the lot numbers on their cans to the Similac site. This is a bad idea, because my son’s affected cans aren’t on that list. People with my lot numbers may have read this article and believed their Similac was not affected, leaving more babies sick for longer.
My lot numbers are 697857Y and 89239T20.
Im gonna sue you MF’s
Thank you for posting some of the lot #’s affected. I can not get on their website (probably due to too much internet traffic on there) and I can’t get through on the phone either. Of course both of the containers of my son’t formula have been recalled. I think I am going to switch to Gerber goodstart….
Our grandson has been having problems for the past 5 weeks and now it makes sense. Switching formulas and it was in the 11:00 pm when we found out and no stores open until the morning. Don’t live near big city to just run to!!
has abody heard of these numbers being recalled901139V00,891039V00
Still waiting on hold with Abbott b/c I can not get through online. My lot number is 90423T20. Is this one on the recall? Thank you for your help!
I have been trying to look up my cans for 3 HOURS. The server is overloaded and the 800 number says it has a high volume of calls and hangs up on you. This is unacceptable !!! I called Abbott public services dept and they said they would have to call me back as they did not have a recall list available to them. This would all be remedied if the released the plant manufacturing codes instead of having to look every can number. We have been using Similac since birth. So has my son been eating contaminated formula since then? What happened to the high standards we pay for when buying name brand formula?
My 1 container numbers are:
90376t20
is it included recall
I just got through on one of the phone numbers listed above and I was advised that ALL plastic containers regardless of size have been recalled. I was advised to take them back to the store where you bought them. All liquid formula is save.
I was also advised that the phone numbers are not working because of call volume and the Web Site continues to crash because of bandwidth issues. Abbott really dropped the ball on this one.
I called the 800 listed in the main article. I was directed to http://www.similac.com/recall. I got on with no problems. All of my lot #s have been recalled. I’ve purchased and put down over the months.
90314T20
86657T20
89252T20
is 90367T20 recalled?? i cant find the answer anywhere!
Can’t found out if mine is recalled 88161T20
My Grandbaby is 23 days old today and we have been using the Similac. It has been 20 days of total misery. This poor baby hasn’t slept more than an hour at a time and spits up eveything. We knew he was in some kind of pain but couldn’t figure it out. We started with Enfamil but that didn’t seem to work so that is why we changed to Similac. We figured it will take some time to get it out of his system but he did actually sleep 3 hours straight before he got hungry. I am so angry that we all had to endure this.