US: Wal-Mart recalls infant formula after death
By: Sam Webb | 22 December 2011
US retailer Wal-Mart has taken a batch of powdered infant formula off the shelf at more than 3,000 of its stores following to death of a newborn in Missouri.
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US retailer Wal-Mart has taken a batch of powdered infant formula off the shelf at more than 3,000 of its stores following to death of a newborn in Missouri.
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