Warning Issued on Baby Colic Remedy: apple-flavored Baby's Bliss Gripe Water

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Warning Issued on Baby Colic Remedy

The Associated Press

Thursday, September 20, 2007; 9:40 PM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/20/AR2007092002562.\

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WASHINGTON -- Federal health authorities warned parents Thursday not to

give babies a liquid herbal supplement marketed as a remedy for colic and

teething pain because several bottles tested positive for a parasite that

may have a sickened a 6-week-old infant in Minnesota.

Lab tests conducted by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the

presence of Cryptosporidium, a parasite that can cause diarrhea and

intestinal infections, in unopened bottles of apple-flavored Baby's Bliss

Gripe Water, according to the FDA. The supplement's distributor, MOM

Enterprises of San , Calif., said it had recalled about 17,600

bottles of the product that were being sold through the Internet and at

retail stores nationwide.

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The Minnesota baby so far is the only person with a reported illness

possibly linked to the product, which is sold in 4-ounce bottles with the

code 26952V and has an expiration date of October 2008.

The FDA said that people infected with Cryptosporidium generally display

symptoms within two to 10 days. The most common symptom is diarrhea, and

other symptoms include dehydration, weight loss, stomach cramps or pain,

fever, nausea and vomiting. Health officials advised consumers to discard

any of the product they have and to consult a pediatrician if it was

consumed by a child who seems sick.

MOM Enterprises is offering full refunds. Consumers can call

for more information.

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