The Brief
- A Milwaukee mother said baby formula bought at a gas station was replaced with cooking flour.
- Her 3-month-old baby ingested the substance and suffered constipation before recovering.
- The gas station owner reported the incident to WIC, and the state and FDA are investigating.
MILWAUKEE – In a rush to get her 3-month-old baby formula, Tene Fowlkes said her partner ran to a gas station nearby.
“Nothing was open. I knew the store around the corner sold milk,” Fowlkes said.
But it wasn’t formula…
What they’re saying:
The next morning, her baby was still fussy. And then, Fowlkes saw what was in the bottle.…