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Abbott Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Three Lots of Two-Ounce Bottles of Similac Special Care 24 Cal / fl. oz. Ready-to-Feed (RTF) Premature Infant Formula with Iron
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Similac cardboard a square box with a white and yellow background showing the bottom of the box in front with the principle display panel on top. The top half is white and mid way to the bottom is yellow. Across the top in Blue print are words reading “Ready to Feed Bottles,” with a vertical line separating the next set of words reading, “Birth to 12 months.” The word “SIMILAC® is in Blue print with a gray outline on each letter. Underneath is a circle with a gray background with the letters in blue print “DHA” underscore “ARA.” On the yellow portion of the box are the words in blue print underlined “SPECIAL CARE® . Below also in blue by not underline reads, “PREMATURE INFANT FORMULA Supports brain and eye development Helps build strong bones WITH IRON.” To the left of the box on the yellow background is a picture of a teddy bear holding a yellow cloth. On the right of the label are the words in blue print, “Do not add water shake very well attach a nipple and ring (not included) Bottles not intended for individual sale.” Below is a picture of the bottle inside the box. The bottle has with a white background at the top of the bottle and yellow from the middle to the bottom, Print in Blue reads “ Similac Special Care. The rest of the printing is to small to see or read except the Mid bottom of the bottle is a circle with the letters in blue 24 cal/fl oz. The same circle is at the bottom of the label in the right corner of the box. Below the bottle and circle in blue print reads, “ 8- 2 FL OZ BOTTLES (1PT)/ 8-59 mL BOTTLES (472 Ml). “ On the bottom left center of the Similac box are digital dot numbers reading, “ 4784705 59582 1 SEP2007.” Below this in the center reads, “OTHER SIDE UP.” To the left in print is, “# 59582 31615 FAN 9388-05 U.S. Patents 5.191.975: D332, 401: D332, 395; D337, 271; 4,991, 731; 4,981,230 and 4,813,561 2002,2006 Abbott.” To the right of the label is the Product CODE with the numbers “0 7007459583 2” below the lines of the code.

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