JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Duval County Medical Society (DCMS) said Tuesday it was notified about discoloration and particles found in certain Abbott two-ounce bottles of ready-to-feed products, including formula, water and Pedialyte.<\/p>\n
The notification arises from concerns reported by multiple local health systems and retailers in Jacksonville, according to a news release from DCMS. <\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n DCMS said it has not been made aware of any adverse reactions related to these products.<\/p>\n Local health systems are currently assessing their inventories to check for the affected products. Here are the products identified for testing:<\/p>\n Serial numberProduct name68136Similac Pro-Advance 2oz RTF51000Similac Sterile Water 2oz56177Similac Neosure 2oz RTF56271Similac Special Care High Protein 24 cal 2oz RTF59738Similac Alimentum 2oz RTF68155Similac Pro-Sensitive 2 oz RTF67132Similac Pro-Total Comfort 2oz RTF67389Similac Spit-Up 2oz RTF56267Similac Special Care 24 – 2oz RTF56275Similac Special Care 30 cal 2oz RTF67391Similac Soy Isomil 2oz RTF55251Elecare Infant59892Pedialyte Unflavored 2 oz Bottles<\/p>\n The DCMS said it has confirmed that at least one health system has already reported its concerns to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n DCMS said Abbott has acknowledged the issue and escalated it to their national testing and quality division for further evaluation. <\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n In the meantime, DCMS said health systems are sourcing similar products from alternative manufacturers to ensure continuous care.<\/p>\n Safety remains a top priority, DCMS said, and individuals concerned about these products are encouraged to reach out to their health care providers for advice.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Duval County Medical Society (DCMS) said Tuesday it was notified about discoloration and particles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[65733,344,347,65732,28,348,116,351,118,117,349,65735,65734,350,346,345],"class_list":["post-134056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-abbott-ready-to-feed-products","tag-action-news-jax","tag-cbs47","tag-duval-county-medical-society","tag-florida","tag-fox30","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-fl","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-northeast-florida","tag-pedialyte","tag-similac","tag-southeast-georgia","tag-wfox","tag-wjax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}