FDA warns about Probiotics to Preterm Babies

The US Food and Drug Administration issue warning to campanies including Abbott Laboratories and Infinant Health of Norwalk, Connecticut.

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The move came after one death and more than 2 dozen injury reports since 2018 in premature infants.

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FDA said that no probiotic products have been approved as a drug or treatment for babies.

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Abbott Laboratories agreed to halt the sales of its Similac Probiotic Tri-Blend product.

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Probiotic supplements may help prevent Necrotizing enterocolitis affecting premature infants.

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The condition affects upto 9000 infants per year.

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