Mead Johnson performed tests on its Enfamil baby formula, and said it was unable to find any of the bacteria linked to the death of a child last week. The company expressed confidence that its product is safe. MJN rose 6 percent before the bell.
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (MJN) said tests it conducted on samples of its Enfamil baby formula tied to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration probe found no presence of bacteria. The company called the product safe.
Two babies tested positive this month for the environmental bacteria Cronobacter, including a newborn in Lebanon, Missouri, who died. The samples tested by Mead Johnson matched those being screened by government regulators and, using their methods, found no Cronobacter, the company said in a statement yesterday.
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