Tainted Wipes Linked to Child’s Brain Damage

A Seattle-area child’s severe bacterial infection is allegedly linked to contaminated alcohol wipes made by Triad Group of Hartland, Wisc. Three-year-old Myles Massey suffers from cerebral palsy and developmental delays, in addition to not being able to speak or walk, from the rare Bacillus cereus disease he developed after his birth in 2007.

According to an MSNBC report, the Bacillus cereus bacterium found in Myles’ bloodstream is the same organism confirmed by FDA officials in an investigation of the Triad prep pads. The FDA seized more than $6 million in Triad products last April, and in June, barred the Wisconsin plant from making or distributing medical products.

The FDA has received reports of eight deaths, 11 potentially life-threatening infections, and nearly 250 other problems associated with the Triad alcohol and povidone iodine prep products. Two of the deaths reported specifically cite Bacillus cereus.

The Massey lawsuit included the large, multi-national companies that repackaged and distributed the alcohol wipes. The suit alleges that Triad wipes were used in a newborn care kit used on Myles in the days after his birth.

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