The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to four major retailers for not removing recalled baby formula from their shelves, even as it causes an increasing number of cases of infant botulism, resulting in the hospitalization of dozens of young children nationwide.
The letters, published on the agency’s website Monday and dated Dec. 12, were issued to national retailers Albertsons, Kroger, Target, and Walmart. These companies failed to stop selling ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula following the manufacturer’s notifying them of a recall in November, according to the FDA.
