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of the children your infant and/or toddler programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> U.S. Food &
Drug Administration (FDA) [mailto:fda@service.govdelivery.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 22, 2010 4:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ndillon@mycccc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Abbott Voluntarily Recalls Certain Similac® Brand Powder
Infant Formulas That Did Not Meet Its Quality Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm226885.htm">Abbott Voluntarily
Recalls Certain Similac® Brand Powder Infant Formulas That Did Not Meet Its
Quality Standards</a> <br>
</span><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wed,
22 Sep 2010 14:54:00 -0500</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Abbott is
initiating a proactive, voluntary recall of certain Similac-brand, powder
infant formulas in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and some countries in the
Caribbean. Abott is recalling these products following an internal quality
review, which detected the remote possibility of the presence of a small common
beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing
facility. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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