Meal replacements including Ensure and PediaSure recalled

[David Baxter PhD]

Abbott Nutrition recalls meal replacements including Ensure Plus for possible bacterial contamination
CBC News
October 16, 2018

CFIA says recall triggered by consumer complaints, 1 illness reported

Abbott Nutrition is recalling a variety of its meal replacement products due to possible bacterial contamination. (CFIA)

Abbott Nutrition is recalling a number of canned nutritional beverages due to possible bacterial contamination.

The Chicago-based company is recalling products under its Ensure Plus, Jevity and TwoCal brands, among others.

Full details are available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's website, which says there has been one reported illness associated with the products.

The CFIA says people should not consume the products, which come in 235-ml metal cans.

It's also warning hospitals and nursing homes not to sell or use the recalled products.

The agency says the recall was triggered by consumer complaints, and its investigation could lead to more products being recalled.

Many types of meal replacement drinks recalled
Abott Nutrition is recalling the following products, all of which come in 235-ml metal cans.

The chart below is a full list of all recalled products, along with the UPC codes printed on the product.

1	TwoCal HN – Vanilla	L87257RA0 EXP 2019AL1	Tray: 0 55325 22799 1 Can: 0 55325 20799 3
2	Promote - Vanilla	L90096RA0 EXP 2019JL1	Tray: 0 55325 21170 9 Can: 0 55325 20170 0
3	Suplena - Vanilla	L85415RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89679RA1 EXP 2019SE1	Tray: 0 55325 51164 9 Can: 0 55325 50164 0
4	PediaSure - Vanilla	L83104RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L87141RA0 EXP 2019OC1	Case: 0 55325 21373 4 Can: 0 55325 20373 5
5	Pediasure - Strawberry	L83043RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L86910RA0 EXP 2019SE1 L90227RA0 EXP 2020JA1	Case: 0 55325 01391 4 Can: 0 55325 01390 7
6	PediaSure - Chocolate	L85608RA0 EXP 2019AU1 L88547RA0 EXP 2019NO1 L90087RA0 EXP 2020JA1	Case: 0 55325 01401 0 Can: 0 55325 01400 3
7	Pediasure Plus - Vanilla	L84262RA0 EXP 2019JA1 L85607RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L86909RA0 EXP 2019MR1 L88502RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89682RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L89859RA0 EXP 2019JN1	Case: 0 55325 03131 4 Can: 0 55325 03130 7
8	PediaSure Fibre - Vanilla	L83907RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L85618RA0 EXP 2019AU1 L87049RA0 EXP 2019OC1 L89680RA0 EXP 2019DE1	Case: 0 55325 01381 5 Can: 0 55325 01380 8
9	Osmolite 1.2 Cal	L85617RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L88503RA0 EXP 2019MA1	Tray: 0 55325 21758 9 Can: 0 55325 20758 0
10	Jevity 1.5 Cal	L83168RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L88410RA0 EXP 2019MA1	Tray: 0 55325 50289 0 Can: 0 55325 50288 3
11	Jevity 1.2 Cal	L87048RA0 EXP 2019AL1	Tray: 0 55325 21649 0 Can: 0 55325 20649 1
12	Jevity 1 Cal	L83167RA0 EXP 2019MR1	Tray: 0 55325 21144 0 Can: 0 55325 20143 4
13	Glucerna 1.0 Cal - Vanilla	L85694RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L89617RA0 EXP 2019AL1	Case: 0 55325 21502 8 Can: 0 55325 20502 9
14	Ensure Plus - Vanilla	L83973RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L85560RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L85691RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L88413RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89857RA0 EXP 2019JN1	Case: 0 55325 21707 7 Can: 0 55325 20707 8