Health News Roundup: Sidney Wolfe, longtime US consumer health watchdog, dead at 86 and Reckitt's Mead Johnson Nutrition recalls baby formula powder from US -FDA

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Sidney Wolfe, longtime US consumer health watchdog, dead at 86

Sidney Wolfe, a doctor who for decades campaigned for reform across the U.S. health system, including for more affordable care and stricter oversight of drug safety and medical devices, died Monday in Washington. The cause was brain cancer, his wife, Suzanne Goldberg, told Reuters. He was 86.

Reckitt's Mead Johnson Nutrition recalls baby formula powder from US -FDA

Reckitt Benckiser Group's Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is voluntarily recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder from the U.S. market due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria in product sampled outside the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday.

Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6- and 19.8-ounce cans, went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria, the FDA said.