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  "attribution": "Formula Atlas, infant formula recall and reformulation changelog, https://formulaatlas.com/infant-formula-atlas/data, CC BY 4.0",
  "documentation_url": "https://formulaatlas.com/infant-formula-atlas/data",
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      "brand": "a2-platinum",
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      "description": "Clostridium botulinum Type A contamination traced to organic whole milk powder, multistate infant botulism outbreak. CDC closed the investigation in February 2026 with a final count of 48 infant cases (28 confirmed, 20 probable) across 17 states, all hospitalized, no deaths.",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/byheart-updates-information-regarding-voluntary-recall-all-batches-byheart-whole-nutrition-infant",
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      "description": "Infant botulism investigation",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/response-broader-fda-investigation-byheart-initiates-voluntary-recall-two-batches-infant-formula",
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      "sku": "bobbie-original",
      "sku_display_name": "Bobbie Original",
      "brand": "bobbie",
      "brand_display_name": "Bobbie",
      "description": "Certain lots did not meet the minimum iron content standard per FDA testing",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/food/guidance-documents-regulatory-information-topic-food-and-dietary-supplements/infant-formula-guidance-documents-regulatory-information",
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      "brand_display_name": "Kabrita",
      "description": "Added 2'-FL HMO to formulation in recent manufacturing runs, verify latest can label",
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      "brand_display_name": "Nannycare",
      "description": "Replaced fish oil DHA with algal DHA, Nannycare became fish-oil-free.",
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      "description": "Cronobacter sakazakii concern",
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      "brand": "aptamil",
      "brand_display_name": "Aptamil",
      "description": "Unexpected flakes in the formula (manufacturing defect, no infant illness)",
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      "sku_display_name": "Similac Alimentum",
      "brand": "alimentum",
      "brand_display_name": "Similac Alimentum",
      "description": "Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella investigation (same event as Similac recall); manufacturer Sturgis plant shuttered for months",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/fda-investigation-cronobacter-infections-powdered-infant-formula-february-2022",
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      "sku": "elecare-infant",
      "sku_display_name": "EleCare Infant",
      "brand": "elecare",
      "brand_display_name": "EleCare",
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      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/fda-investigation-cronobacter-infections-powdered-infant-formula-february-2022",
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      "description": "Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella investigation; multiple infant illnesses and deaths reported",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/fda-investigation-cronobacter-infections-powdered-infant-formula-february-2022",
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      "sku": "similac-pro-advance",
      "sku_display_name": "Similac Pro-Advance",
      "brand": "similac",
      "brand_display_name": "Similac",
      "description": "Pro-Advance re-manufactured post-Sturgis-closure at other Abbott facilities",
      "source_url": "https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/fda-investigation-cronobacter-infections-powdered-infant-formula-february-2022"
    },
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      "kind": "reformulation",
      "date": "2020-07",
      "sku": "babys-only-organic-dairy-infant",
      "sku_display_name": "Baby's Only Organic Dairy Infant",
      "brand": "babys-only-organic",
      "brand_display_name": "Baby's Only Organic",
      "description": "Reformulated from a toddler-only product (12+ months, sold outside FDA 21 CFR 107) to an FDA-registered infant formula meeting 21 CFR 107 nutrient requirements. Labeling and regulatory status changed concurrently. Pre-2020 reviews and consumer research on the product refer to a materially different formulation.",
      "source_url": "https://www.naturesone.com"
    },
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      "sku": "hipp-dutch-stage-1",
      "sku_display_name": "HiPP Dutch Stage 1",
      "brand": "hipp",
      "brand_display_name": "HiPP",
      "description": "DHA minimum raised to EU 2016/127 requirement (20-50 mg/100 kcal), HiPP Dutch current DHA at 13.2 mg/100 ml matches the revised baseline.",
      "source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0127"
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      "kind": "reformulation",
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      "sku": "enfamil-neuropro",
      "sku_display_name": "Enfamil NeuroPro",
      "brand": "enfamil",
      "brand_display_name": "Enfamil",
      "description": "NeuroPro line launched with MFGM positioning, replacing older Enfamil Premium Infant formulas.",
      "source_url": "https://www.enfamil.com/"
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      "brand": "nutramigen",
      "brand_display_name": "Nutramigen",
      "description": "Added LGG (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG) probiotic to US formulation (Enflora LGG branding) based on clinical evidence for CMPA tolerance development. Approximate year; exact launch date varies by market.",
      "source_url": "https://www.enfamil.com/"
    },
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      "kind": "reformulation",
      "date": "2014-01",
      "sku": "neocate-syneo-infant",
      "sku_display_name": "Neocate Syneo Infant",
      "brand": "neocate",
      "brand_display_name": "Neocate",
      "description": "Transition from original Neocate Infant DHA/ARA (without prebiotic synbiotic system) to Syneo formulation incorporating scGOS/lcFOS prebiotics plus Bifidobacterium breve M-16V probiotic. Mid-2010s rollout; both products remain available in parallel.",
      "source_url": "https://www.neocate.com"
    }
  ]
}