Mislabeled infant formula pulled from Fred Meyer, QFC stores
SEATTLE - A popular brand of soy infant formula has been pulled from the shelves of all Fred Meyer and QFC stores after it was found that hundreds of containers of the product had been tampered with.
The problem was discovered when a customer in Kirkland found that the label on a container of Earth's Best soy organic formula peeled off to reveal the label of a cheaper brand underneath, said Melinda Merrill, spokesperson for Fred Meyer and QFC stores.
Merrill said more containers of the product were checked, and the same double-labeling was discovered on more of them. The product has now been removed from all 233 stores in both chains, which are owned by the same corporation.
She called the double-labeling a "surprising and stunning" development, and added the company is trying to determine how it happened.
Merrill noted there is a black market for baby formula, in which a cheaper brand is covered with the label of a more expensive one. But she said Fred Meyer and QFC stores take active measures to prevent such products from reaching their shelves, and it's unclear what happened in this case.
"It is unacceptable and not the way we do business," Merrill said.
Anyone who has any of the questionable product is encouraged to return it to the store for a refund or for another product.
The problem was discovered when a customer in Kirkland found that the label on a container of Earth's Best soy organic formula peeled off to reveal the label of a cheaper brand underneath, said Melinda Merrill, spokesperson for Fred Meyer and QFC stores.
Merrill said more containers of the product were checked, and the same double-labeling was discovered on more of them. The product has now been removed from all 233 stores in both chains, which are owned by the same corporation.
She called the double-labeling a "surprising and stunning" development, and added the company is trying to determine how it happened.
Merrill noted there is a black market for baby formula, in which a cheaper brand is covered with the label of a more expensive one. But she said Fred Meyer and QFC stores take active measures to prevent such products from reaching their shelves, and it's unclear what happened in this case.
"It is unacceptable and not the way we do business," Merrill said.
Anyone who has any of the questionable product is encouraged to return it to the store for a refund or for another product.
Another reason to give breastfeeding a shot. Never had that recalled or mislabled.
how scary! i just checked my formula, peeled back the label and there it was a partial label, it was purple and i couldn't make out brand name, or anything, how scary! what have i been feeding my baby? Was this other brand discontinued for some reason? expired? i am so freaking out! i took it back and got a refund, Fred Meyers was very good, they apologized and gave me back my money no issues. i have called my lawyer and am checking to see if there is any developments.
maybe they were just recycling.
Fred Meyer/QFC are doing the right thing by pulling it from the shelves as soon as they found out. The culprit may be the distributer, time to investigate the company that sold the product to the chain. Plus - Kroger isn't trying to hide anything by trying to avoid the media
Of course (Insert Store Name Here) [not listed because you could get sued HA!] Will spew BS saying they have measures... Well obviously not. In fact i wouldn't be surprised if more cut corners than we think. There's a lot we don't know.
 @SwishasNKush Do you really believe that after a single failure on checking an item means the retail store does not take any measures to prevent this type of mishap?
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Considering I've never experienced a mislabeled item from Fred Meyer or QFC, I will believe they do very well at keeping things legit. Â An occasional hiccup here and there isn't that too hard to believe.
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Also, the store itself shouldn't be held 100% responsible, considering it's where the labels were put onto the product that screwed up (unless this is a QFC or Fred Meyer brand). Â
I hope this company gets sued or fined to death.
Disturbing. Many babies are sensetive and it takes parents a long time to find a formula that works for them. Parents shouldn't be duped into giving their children something different than what they intended to give them. I just checked my baby's Enfamil, it's good.
Just another example of our bloated Federal Government and too much regulation that suffocated business
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*Like Howard's comments, this too is scarcasm.
But of course we can rely on less government and just let the black market assure that our food chain is safe. The FDA and USDA are two over rated organizations anyway.
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* These comments were meant to be flippant, just in case you're obtuse