SimplyThick Infant Deaths and Illnesses Prompt Safety Alert From FDA Officials
The FDA is actively investigating SimplyThick infant deaths and more than a dozen cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening intestinal disease that may have been caused by the product. Parents, caregivers and health care providers should stop giving the product to premature infants.
Two deaths in premature infants fed SimplyThick and 13 other cases came to light last week and the FDA has issued a SimplyThick safety alert to bring public attention to the threat. SimplyThick is a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders in infants born before 37 weeks. It is typically mixed with breast milk or infant formula.
The disease NEC is characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. It has been reported recently by doctors from at least four different medical centers around the country. The two SimplyThick infant deaths were in children who were fed the product for varying amounts of time, the FDA reported.
According to FDA, the product is sold in packets of individual servings and in 64-ounce dispenser bottles. The product can be purchased from distributors and local pharmacies throughout the United States.
Parents who have questions about a Simply Thick recall lawsuit should contact national child safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our online contact form and an attorney will call you in return. Our role as child safety lawyers is to hold wrongdoers accountable for the harms and losses they cause. We are currently conducting our own investigation of NEC infants deaths and illnesses associated with Simply Thick. Contact our attorneys for a free case consultation.
