Coverage dated June 28, 2023 to June 29, 2023

Cronobacter, bacteria linked to baby formula shortage, to become nationally reportable

Headline from ABC 13 Houston, on the newest of 2 developments

In 2022, four cases of Cronobacter infections in infants - including two who died - triggered a nationwide recall of infant formula.

ABC 13 Houston's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs

    Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald ·

  2. Newest

    Cronobacter, bacteria linked to baby formula shortage, to become nationally reportable

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Federal health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage will join CDC watchlist of bad bugs (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Federal health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year. A

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.

  4. ABC 13 Houston

    Cronobacter, bacteria linked to baby formula shortage, to become nationally reportable (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    In 2022, four cases of Cronobacter infections in infants - including two who died - triggered a nationwide recall of infant formula.

  5. WMUR

    Deadly bacteria behind infant formula shortage added to CDC watchlist of infections and diseases (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    When Cronobacter, a type of bacteria found widely in the environment, gets into food such as powdered formula, it can cause life-threatening bloodstream infections and meningitis in very young or ill infants.

  6. Fox News

    Infections from potentially deadly bacteria in baby formula added to CDC watchlist (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will now begin tracking infections caused by Cronobacter, a potentially deadly bacteria that has been found in powdered infant formula.

  7. UPI

    CDC to track germ behind last year's formula shortage (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    U.S. federal health officials will soon start tracking infant illnesses caused by cronobacter, a rare but deadly bacteria that prompted last year's baby formula shortage.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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