Kristie McNealy, MD

This week, Nurture Inc. announced a voluntary recall of HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and the new HAPPYBABY Stage 1 and Stage 2 pouch products due to a packaging defect.  According to the company and the FDA, some of the pouches were discovered to be leaking or swollen, which could indicate a problem with the safety of the products.

According to Nurture Inc., there have been no illnesses reported due to the use of their baby food products, and only one consumer complaint at the time of their press release on January 13th.  If your child has already eaten one of the recalled products, there is no reason to assume that they will become ill, or are in any danger.

While no illnesses have been reported, no one should consume food from leaky or swollen pouches.  Packages of food affected by this recall can be returned to their place of purchase for a full refund.

Affected products include:

• HAPPYTOT Green bean, pear & peas, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00127 9
• HAPPYTOT Sweet potato, carrot, apple & cinnamon, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00128 6
• HAPPYTOT Spinach, mango & pear, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00129 3
• HAPPYTOT Butternut squash & apple, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00130 9
• HAPPYTOT Banana, peach, coconut & prunes, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00131 6
• HAPPYTOT Banana, peach & mango, NET WT. 4.22 OZ. (120g), UPC 8 52697 00132 3
• HAPPYBABY Mango, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00134 7
• HAPPYBABY Spinach Mango Pear, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00139  2
• HAPPYBABY Apricot Sweet Potato, NET WT. 3.5 OZ. (99g), UPC 8 52697 00136 1

According to the company:

To determine if a specific product is part of this voluntary recall, consumers should examine product packaging for expiration date codes between November 2010 and January 2011. These dates are printed on the front of the product as the first seven characters of a 15-character string.

These items were sold at select Whole Foods and Target stores.  For more information about the recall, you can check out the full press release as well as store information at the Happy Baby Food website.

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