Abbott EleCare Jr Amino Acid-Based Nutrition Powder Unflavored 14.1oz. can. 6 cans per case. Item numbers: 55253 Retail UPCs: 070074552545 70074552545

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0951-2022) was formally reported on March 16, 2022, with the manufacturer initiating the action on February 17, 2022. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Ongoing. Abbott Laboratories is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Abbott Park, IL. Federal records indicate 203416 cases units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport in infants and evidence of Cronobacter sakazakii in the manufacturing facility where the product had been produced Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US Nationwide. Worldwide.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 4 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.