The maker of some of North America’s best known “dense nutrition” liquids, which are frequently used for young children and elderly or sick adults, is recalling more products in relation to at least one illness.

Although the nature of the illness has not been reported, recall notices for the Abbott products in Canada reference the possibility bacterial contamination. Canadian officials reported consumer complaints triggered the product recalls.

To view labels for other Abbott products subject to this recall, please click on the above image.

Abbott, a multinational corporation with a range of health-related divisions, initially recalled three of its liquid nutrition products on Sept. 23. The company distributed those products to retailers nationwide in Canada, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). At that time Canadian officials were investigating one illness associated with the consumption of the products.

The CFIA’s Oct. 15 notice also referenced only one illness, but it added more than a dozen products to the recall list.

“This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s food safety investigation in collaboration with Abbott,” according to the Oct. 15 recall notice.

“Abbott is recalling certain Abbott brand formulated liquid nutrition products in 235 mL metal cans from the marketplace due to possible bacterial contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.”  

Anyone who has consumed any of the recalled products and become sick, or served them to someone who then became ill, is urged to seek medical attention.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Abbott TwoCal HN – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L87257RA0 EXP 2019AL1 Tray: 0 55325 22799 1
Can: 0 55325 20799 3
Abbott Promote – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L90096RA0 EXP 2019JL1 Tray: 0 55325 21170 9
Can: 0 55325 20170 0
Abbott Suplena – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L85415RA0 EXP 2019MA1
L89679RA1 EXP 2019SE1
Tray: 0 55325 51164 9
Can: 0 55325 50164 0
Abbott PediaSure – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L83104RA0 EXP 2019JN1
L87141RA0 EXP 2019OC1
Case: 0 55325 21373 4
Can: 0 55325 20373 5
Abbott Pediasure – Strawberry 235 mLmetal can L83043RA0 EXP 2019JN1
L86910RA0 EXP 2019SE1
L90227RA0 EXP 2020JA1
Case: 0 55325 01391 4
Can: 0 55325 01390 7
Abbott PediaSure – Chocolate 235 mLmetal can L85608RA0 EXP 2019AU1
L88547RA0 EXP 2019NO1
L90087RA0 EXP 2020JA1
Case: 0 55325 01401 0
Can: 0 55325 01400 3
Abbott Pediasure Plus – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can 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
Abbott PediaSure Fibre – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L83907RA0 EXP 2019JN1
L85618RA0 EXP 2019AU1
L87049RA0 EXP 2019OC1
L89680RA0 EXP 2019DE1
Case: 0 55325 01381 5
Can: 0 55325 01380 8
Abbott Osmolite 1.2 Cal 235 mLmetal can L85617RA0 EXP 2019FE1
L88503RA0 EXP 2019MA1
Tray: 0 55325 21758 9
Can: 0 55325 20758 0
Abbott Jevity 1.5 Cal 235 mLmetal can L83168RA0 EXP 2018DE1
L88410RA0 EXP 2019MA1
Tray: 0 55325 50289 0
Can: 0 55325 50288 3
Abbott Jevity 1.2 Cal 235 mLmetal can L87048RA0 EXP 2019AL1 Tray: 0 55325 21649 0
Can: 0 55325 20649 1
Abbott Jevity 1 Cal 235 mLmetal can L83167RA0 EXP 2019MR1 Tray: 0 55325 21144 0
Can: 0 55325 20143 4
Abbott Glucerna 1.0 Cal – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L85694RA0 EXP 2018DE1
L89617RA0 EXP 2019AL1
Case: 0 55325 21502 8
Can: 0 55325 20502 9
Abbott Ensure Plus – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can 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
Abbott Ensure Plus – Strawberry 235 mLmetal can L83105RA0 EXP 2018DE1
L84347RA0 EXP 2019JA1
L85562RA0 EXP 2019FE1
L85692RA0 EXP 2019FE1
L87133RA0 EXP 2019AL1
L87264RA0 EXP 2019AL1
L89681RA0 EXP 2019JN1
L89858RA0 EXP 2019JN1
L90919RA0 EXP 2019JL1
Case: 0 55325 21718 3
Can: 0 55325 20718 4
Abbott Ensure Plus – Chocolate 235 mLmetal can L83975RA0 EXP 2018DE1
L84340RA0 EXP 2019JA1
L85419RA0 EXP 2019FE1
L86009RA0 EXP 2019MR1
L88415RA0 EXP 2019MA1
L90311RA0 EXP 2019JL1
Case: 0 55325 21702 2
Can: 0 55325 20702 3
Abbott Ensure Fibre – Vanilla 235 mLmetal can L85561RA0 EXP 2019MA1
L88414RA0 EXP 2019AU1
Case: 0 55325 21759 6
Can: 0 55325 20759 7
Abbott Ensure Fibre – Chocolate 235 mLmetal can L83044RA0 EXP2019MR1 Case: 0 55325 21756 5
Can: 0 55325 20756 6

(To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)