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FDA warns Nestle

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Nestle SA that sample testing showed that one of its infant formulae contained slightly less calcium and phosphorous than required by law. The levels of the two nutrients also fell short of those listed on the label of the company's "Good Start Infant Formula with Iron," according to the November 27 warning letter. The FDA posted the letter on its website. The FDA tested a sample of the formula following May inspections of a Nestle plant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It gave Nestle 15 days to explain how it would fix the deviations. The company performed its own tests on samples from the same batch of formula and found they contained the proper levels of all required nutrients. — AP

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