The 2022 infant formula crisis focused renewed attention on the dangers posed by Cronobacter infections to newborns, but recent research has made clear that reducing these risks may be significantly more complex than many of us anticipated.
This conclusion is based on a better understanding of the ecology of the pathogen and, in particular, the results of a recent study released by IEH Laboratories, which provides a further understanding of the bacterial pathogen itself by finding it in the home environment and other foods. It’s become evident that the link between Cronobacter sakazakii and powdered infant formula (PIF) might not be as straightforward as we originally thought. While the conventional narrative has pointed to the production environment as the source of the pathogen, this new research suggests that the home environment and foods also may play a role.
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