California mother indicates that Enfamil infant formula is "far more dangerous than most prescription drugs" for premature infants, increasing the risk of a devastating gastrointestinal condition.
Hundreds of claims allege Abbott Laboratories or Mead Johnson failed to warn parents and caregivers of the NEC risks from infant formula, but some of the claims fail to identify whether the child received Similac or Enfamil.
Parents say their prematurely born infant son died of NEC at just a month old, after being fed cow's milk-based Similac infant formula while still in the NICU.
The sale of such baby pillows were banned by the CPSC in May 2022, following dozens of reports involving infants suffocating due to similar designs.
Newborn died of "catastrophic injuries" because Mead Johnson failed to warn about the cow's milk-based Enfamil formula risks, the lawsuit claims.
The CPSC has banned crib bumpers, inclined infant sleepers and other products that are known to place babies at an increased risk of death. However, researchers warn many parents still use unsafe products.
Recalled infant walkers should be discarded immediately, CPSC indicates the seller is unable to offer refunds or replacements to consumers.
In addition to breastfeeding, researchers found that oral probiotics and prenatal use of glucocorticoids decreased a prematurely born infant's risk of NEC.
Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson may face billions in liability from Similac lawsuits and Enfamil lawsuits being pursued nationwide by families of premature infants who developed necrotizing enterocolotis (NEC)
Mother of a baby who died of NEC caused by Enfamil was awarded $25 million more in damages than she originally sought, after an Illinois jury heard about the manufacturer's failure to disclose the risk
