FDA Issues Warning to Hospitals About Probiotics After Death Reported

The FDA issued a warning after an infant reportedly died from a probiotic product at a hospital.

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, on July 20, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to hospitals not to give probiotics to preterm infants after a baby recently died.

In a warning published last week, the agency said that an investigation in the case was opened after a preterm infant was given the probiotic Evivo with MCT Oil, made by Infinant Health, as part of in-hospital care. The child later “developed sepsis caused by the bacterium Bifidobacterium longum and subsequently died,” the health regulator said.