Simply Thick Recall Lawsuit
Our attorneys are representing several families whose premature infants developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed Simply Thick. In some of the cases, the infants died. In others, the infants required surgery to remove part of the intestine (bowel). These cases have not been linked to the Simply Thick recall. Only the products listed below are involved in the recall.
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Simply Thick, LLC has recalled its SimplyThick® thickening gel products manufactured at a food processing plant located in Stone Mountain, Georgia since June 1, 2009. This plant is currently owned and operated by Thermo Pac, LLC. Our attorneys and the FDA are investigating this Simply Thick recall to determine if it is related to the cases of NEC in premature infants. If there is a link between the recalled SimplyThick and the cases of NEC, families may have claims against both Simply Thick, LLC and Thermo Pac, LLC.
The SimplyThick® thickening gel products manufactured at the Thermo Pac, LLC Stone Mountain plant are being recalled because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised the company that Thermo Pac, LLC failed to file with the FDA a scheduled process designed to ensure that vegetative cells of possible public health significance are destroyed during the manufacturing process. This failure was discovered during an FDA inspection of the Thermo Pac, LLC Stone Mountain plant conducted from May 23 through June 3, 2011.
Important Note: Until the completion of the investigations into the connection between SimplyThick brand thickener and NEC, the FDA is continuing to warn against the use of SimplyThick® brand thickener with infants born before 37 weeks gestation who are currently receiving hospital care or have been discharged from the hospital in the past 30 days regardless of whether or not the product is affected by the recall.
What Products are Affected by the Simply Thick Recall?
Only SimplyThick thickening gel manufactured at the Stone Mountain, Georgia plant are affected by this recall. To determine if your SimplyThick gel was manufactured at Stone Mountain, please see below:
Products affected are 15 g, 30 g, 120 g and 240 g pouches.
All 15 g pouches are affected
All 30 g pouches are affected
Some 120 g pouches – identified as those with a “TP” in the lot code stamped into the edge of the packet.
Some 240 g pouches – identified as those with a “TP” in the lot code stamped into the edge of the packet.SimplyThick item numbers affected
ALL 01001, 01005, 01007, 02001, 02005, and 02007
SOME 01004, 02004, 01006 and 02006 – identified as those with a “TP” in the lot code stamped into the edge of the packet.
SimplyThick item numbers are included as part of the UPC barcode on our packaging. The item number is the second group of 5 digits in the UPC barcode.All products have a code embossed or stamped in the foil. The first 6 digits of that code represent a “best if used by” date in MMDDYY format. ANY date code that falls between 062610 (i.e. June 26, 2010) and 062612 (i.e. June 26, 2012) and contains the letter code “TP” in the code are affected by the recall.
An example of an affected date code is: 0312125TP1. The code breakdown would be the “Best If Used By Date”, 03/12/12 – i.e. March 12, 2012 AND it contains “TP” in the code .
Packets Code Dates Affected:
15 g packets (Nectar Individual Packets):
Embossed / Imprinted Date
080110#TP#
080210#TP#
082110#TP#
082210#TP#
082310#TP#
082410#TP#
082810#TP#
082910#TP#
092610#TP#
092710#TP#
092810#TP#
100310#TP#
101710#TP#
101810#TP#
101910#TP#
111310#TP#
111410#TP#
111510#TP#
111610#TP#
120410#TP#
121110#TP#
121210#TP#
010111#TP#
010211#TP#
010511#TP#
012911#TP#
013011#TP#
031311#TP#
031411#TP#
031511#TP#
032611#TP#
032711#TP#
032811#TP#
032911#TP#
041711#TP#
041811#TP#
050211#TP#
050311#TP#
050411#TP#
052111#TP#
052211#TP#
052311#TP#
052411#TP#
052511#TP#
052811#TP#
062611#TP#
062711#TP#
062811#TP#
062911#TP#
073111#TP#
080111#TP#
080211#TP#
080311#TP#
080411#TP#
080611#TP#
082711#TP#
082811#TP#
082911#TP#
091711#TP#
091811#TP#
091911#TP#
102911#TP#
103011#TP#
103111#TP#
110111#TP#
110211#TP#
110311#TP#
111211#TP#
111311#TP#
111411#TP#
111511#TP#
112011#TP#
112611#TP#
112711#TP#
120411#TP#
120511#TP#
120611#TP#
121011#TP#
121111#TP#
121211#TP#
121311#TP#
123111#TP#
010112#TP#
012212#TP#
012312#TP#
012412#TP#
012812#TP#
012912#TP#
013012#TP#
013112#TP#
020912#TP#
021212#TP#
021312#TP#
021412#TP#
021812#TP#
021912#TP#
031012#TP#
031112#TP#
031212#TP#
031312#TP#
031412#TP#
031912#TP#
032012#TP#
041412#TP#
041512#TP#
041612#TP#
050512#TP#
050612#TP#
050712#TP#
050812#TP#
050912#TP#
052112#TP#
052212#TP#
060212#TP#
060312#TP#
060412#TP#
060512#TP#30 g Packets (Honey Individual Packets):
Embossed / Imprinted Date
062610#TP#
062710#TP#
080210#TP#
080310#TP#
082910#TP#
090410#TP#
090510#TP#
100310#TP#
100410#TP#
100510#TP#
101610#TP#
101710#TP#
120410#TP#
120510#TP#
120610#TP#
121210#TP#
121310#TP#
010211#TP#
010311#TP#
010411#TP#
030711#TP#
030811#TP#
030911#TP#
031211#TP#
031311#TP#
041611#TP#
041711#TP#
041911#TP#
042011#TP#
043011#TP#
050111#TP#
052811#TP#
052911#TP#
053011#TP#
060411#TP#
061811#TP#
061911#TP#
062011#TP#
080611#TP#
080711#TP#
080811#TP#
082911#TP#
083011#TP#
083111#TP#
091011#TP#
091111#TP#
091211#TP#
091711#TP#
100811#TP#
100911#TP#
101011#TP#
110511#TP#
110611#TP#
110711#TP#
110811#TP#
111911#TP#
112011#TP#
121011#TP#
121111#TP#
121211#TP#
121311#TP#
123111#TP#
010112#TP#
012212#TP#
012312#TP#
012812#TP#
012912#TP#
013012#TP#
013112#TP#
022012#TP#
022112#TP#
031712#TP#
031812#TP#
031912#TP#
041512#TP#
041612#TP#
041712#TP#
050512#TP#
050612#TP#
050712#TP#
050812#TP#
052212#TP#
052612#TP#
052712#TP#
052812#TP#120g Packets (Nectar Bulk Packets)
Embossed / Imprinted Date
062710#TP#
080410#TP#
103110#TP#
110110#TP#
121910#TP#
122010#TP#
012911#TP#
030711#TP#
030811#TP#
070211#TP#
070311#TP#
070411#TP#
080811#TP#
102211#TP#
102311#TP#
120411#TP#
021812#TP#
032412#TP#
060912#TP#
061012#TP#240g Packets (Honey Bulk Packets)
Embossed / Imprinted Date
062710#TP#
062810#TP#
080410#TP#
110110#TP#
110210#TP#
112010#TP#
112110#TP#
121810#TP#
121910#TP#
012911#TP#
013011#TP#
030611#TP#
030711#TP#
070211#TP#
070311#TP#
070411#TP#
080911#TP#
102311#TP#
102411#TP#
120511#TP#
120611#TP#
120711#TP#
021912#TP#
022012#TP#
032512#TP#
061012#TP#
061112#TP#
Products manufactured at the Stone Mountain, GA plant subject to the voluntary recall were distributed across the United States and Canada through food service distributors, drug distributors, retail outlets (consisting primarily of pharmacies and durable medical equipment suppliers), medical facilities, and directly to consumers. This voluntary recall is limited to only those products manufactured at the Stone Mountain, Georgia plant. Simply Thick products manufactured at two additional food processing plants are not subject to this voluntary recall.
Simply Thick: Recall Lawsuit Attorneys Investigating NEC Cases for Families
Our attorneys are investigating several cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in infants who were fed Simply Thick. NEC is a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. We are investigating both personal injury and wrongful death claims.
Free consultation with an attorney >>>
The FDA has issued a warning to parents, caregivers and health care providers not to not to feed Simply Thick to infants born before 37 weeks. The warning was prompted by 15 cases of NEC involving premature infants who were fed Simply Thick. FDA has reports of two infants dying from NEC. Our attorneys are investigating additional death cases.
Simply Thick LLC, the manufacturer of Simply Thick has issued a Simply Thick recall, but it is not yet clear whether the recall is connected to the cases of NEC. Our attorneys are investigating.
NEC is a risk for premature babies, but it most often occurs in babies within the hospital early in their premature course. In the SimplyThick-associated NEC cases, some of the babies became ill after they were discharged from the hospital with instructions to mix Simply Thick with mothers’ breast milk or infant formula products.
What is Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)?
NEC is a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue.
NEC symptoms include the following:
- green vomit
- diarrhea or bloody stools
- swollen belly (abdomen)
- red or blue color in the belly
- tiredness (lethargy)
- body temperature issues
- breathing problems
- slow heart rate.
Severe cases of NEC can result in the following:
- A segment of intestine may need to be removed. If the intestine cannot be sewn back together, the surgeon will bring an area of the intestine to an opening on the abdomen (called an ostomy).
- Scarring and narrowing of the bowel may cause future intestinal obstruction or blockage.
- The intestine may not be able to absorb nutrients normally. This is called malabsorption.
- The baby may die.
Our attorneys hold companies accountable for injury and death caused by dangerous and defective products. We have won millions for our clients, including over $10,000,000 for clients who were injured by another over-the-counter medical product.
Attorneys Fred Pritzker and David Szerlag are managing attorneys for our Simply Thick cases. Fred has gained a national reputation in the area of product liability and has been interviewed and quoted by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Lawyers USA and others. He is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. David served on the multidistrict litigation (MDL) panel for recall lawsuits involving another medical product. His efforts resulted in compensation for dozens of people throughout the United States. MDL is like a class action lawsuit, but it only involves pretrial procedures.
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SimplyThick: Recall Lawsuit Attorneys Representing Families
Our attorneys are representing families whose premature infants consumed SimplyThick and then developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. We are investigating both personal injury and wrongful death claims.
Free consultation with an attorney >>>
The FDA has issued a warning to parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick to infants born before 37 weeks. The warning was prompted by 15 cases of NEC, including two deaths, involving premature infants who were fed SimplyThick for varying amounts of time. The product was mixed with mothers’ breast milk or infant formula products. Simply Thick LLC, the manufacturer of Simply Thick has has issued a Simply Thick recall, but it is not yet clear whether the recall is connected to the cases of NEC. Our attorneys are investigating.
SimplyThick-associated NEC has been reported from at least four different medical centers around the country. The illnesses of which FDA is aware involve premature infants who became sick over the past six months. SimplyThick was added to the feeding regimen of those infants who later developed NEC to help with swallowing difficulties stemming from complications of premature birth.
NEC is a risk for premature babies, but it most often occurs in babies within the hospital early in their premature course. In the SimplyThick-associated NEC cases, some of the babies became ill after they were discharged from the hospital to home on a feeding regimen that included SimplyThick.
What are the Symptoms of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)?
NEC is a life-threatening condition characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue. Signs and symptoms of NEC include appearance of a bloated abdominal area, appearance of illness, feeding intolerance, greenish-tinged (bile) vomiting and bloody stools.
Our attorneys hold companies accountable for injury and death caused by dangerous and defective products. We have won millions for our clients, including over $20,000,000 for clients who were injured by another over-the-counter medical product.
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