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Watson v. Mead Johnson
Coverage of Watson v. Mead Johnson in the Nexus archive.
- A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.
A mother accused Mead Johnson's infant formula of causing her son's death from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), but the company concluded in an internal memo that the formula was not likely responsible. Mead Johnson closed the case without further investigation, and the FDA found no record of manufacturers reporting infant deaths linked to formula under regulatory requirements.