Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published September 13, 2019

Abbott Calcilo XD Infant Formula Recall: Off-color and Odor Risk

Abbott recalls low-calcium vitamin D-free infant formula with iron powder in 13.2 oz cans due to off-color and odor from compromised can seams.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0022-2020Food Abbott Laboratories ›

Lower-risk recall

Off color and odor. Compromised can seam due to product (powder) in the seam, this poor seal potentially allowed air into the container.

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Recalling firmAbbott Laboratories100 Abbott Park Rd Bldg Ap8b · Abbott Park, IL 60064-3502

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Abbott is recalling low-calcium vitamin D-free infant formula with iron powder in 13.:2 oz cans. The product may have off-color and odor due to a compromised can seam that could allow air in. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/16655-abbott-calcilo-xd-infant-formula-recall-off-color-and-odor.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/16655-abbott-calcilo-xd-infant-formula-recall-off-color-and-odor · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0022-2020

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“Abbott Calcilo XD Infant Formula Recall: Off-color and Odor Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/16655-abbott-calcilo-xd-infant-formula-recall-off-color-and-odor. Based on FDA recall #F-0022-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0022-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2019-09-13 that Abbott Laboratories recalled Abbott Calcilo XD infant formula due to off color and odor caused by a compromised can seam. The agency mandated the Class II recall of 2,922 cans distributed nationwide in the U.S., Canada, and Malaysia.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Abbott Laboratories
Product: Abbott Calcilo XD, Low-calcium Vitamin D-Free Infant formula with iron
Form: Powder in a 13.2 oz. can
Packaging: 6 cans per case
Lot number: 79696K80

The hazard

The recall addresses off color and odor resulting from a compromised can seam due to product powder in the seam. This poor seal potentially allowed air into the container.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Abbott Laboratories has issued 33 other recalls since 2012-05-14. Recent brand recalls include a 2025-11-13 correction for potential performance issues in the Alinity ci-series System Control Module and a 2025-09-18 software issue affecting Abbott Alinity hq Analyzer results. Other recent recalls of similar products include a2 Platinum Premium Infant Formula Recall (2026-05-01), Preema Food Color Powder Recall (2026-01-29), and Nara Organics Infant Formula Recall (2026-06-13).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for off-color or odor in the 13.2 oz cans with lot number 79696K80. The product is sold in cases of 6 cans.

Brand
Abbott Laboratories
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check for Off-Color or Odor
Inspect the formula for off-color or odor before use.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide in the US. Canada and Malaysia.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.

Sep 13, 2019Firm started the recall
Oct 8, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Oct 16, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Apr 30, 2020FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/16655-abbott-calcilo-xd-infant-formula-recall-off-color-and-odor">Abbott Calcilo XD Infant Formula Recall: Off-color and Odor Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-0022-2020 (September 13, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0022-2020 to see it in context.
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