Urgent warning as popular baby formula sold in 12 states is recalled for excessive amounts of vitamin D

The FDA has announced an urgent recall over 16,500 cans of powdered baby formula due to high levels of vitamin D. 

The Perrigo Company is recalling a batch of their formula sold by H-E-B grocery and CVS Pharmacies in twelve states. 

Regulators say the product was shipped to stores in California, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. 

In a notice posted by the FDA they said that for most infants short-term consumption was unlikely to cause harm. 

They did warn that the formula could result in health implications for those with impaired renal function.

The Perrigo Company is recalling a batch of their formula sold by H-E-B grocery and CVS Pharmacys in twelve states, seen here

Regulators say the product was shipped to stores in twelve states

The impacted products include those shipped to CVS starting Feb. 6, 2024, with a use-by date of Nov. 11, 2025, and UPC code of 050428318034. 

While those that shipped to H-E-B on February 2 also possibly contaminated, with use-by dates of Nov. 9, 2025, and Nov. 11, 2025, and UPC code 041220164578. 

The notice added: 'Parents and caregivers who may have purchased the product should look for the lot codes below with 'use by' dates, which can be found on the bottom of the package and should contact their health care provider if they have any concerns.'

The recent recall by Perrigo comes after Texas-based Dairy Manufacturers also recalled formula in May after failing to comply with FDA regulations.

The company recalled all lot codes for Crecelac Infant 0-12, Farmalac 0-12 and Farmalac 0-12 Low Lactose at both the retail and wholesale levels.

The affected products are packaged in 12.4-ounce cans and have expiration dates  of August 2025 and September 2025. According to the FDA, the formula retailed exclusively in the state of Texas.

The products were found in non-compliance with the agency's requirements for the registration of new infant formula.

In a notice posted by the FDA they said that for most infants short-term consumption was unlikely to cause harm 

The FDA has been bringing the hammer down on manufacturers in the wake of the February 2022 recall of several brands of Abbott Nutrition's powder infant formula. 
Testing in the company's Sturgis, Michigan, facility found Cronobacter contamination in non-product contact areas.

The FDA later announced that an analysis did not samples from patients to be closely genetically related to the strains found in the factory.

Abbott ultimately resumed production at its Sturgis facility amid a nationwide formula shortage.

Earlier this week, parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking the formula said are suing Abbott.

Willow Jade Dellaquila, of Carrollton, Kentucky, was 13 days old when she died on November 5, 2023.

She was infected with cronobacter sakazakii, a dangerous germ traced to a can of Similac Total Comfort powdered formula used in the baby's bottles, records show.

The little girl had a stroke on the right side of her brain, according to Willow's mother Cheyenne Ping, 25.

'It´s really heartbreaking. No one should have to go through this,' she said.