Until the middle of the 19th-century infant food was generally made at home and consisted of finely ground grains (oats, rice, barley) mixed with water or milk. Today packaged foods made for babies and toddlers are manufactured by large corporations and used by more than 90 percent of parents with children 3 and under.

Medtronic discontinued its Heart Ware Heart Ventricular Assist Device pump this June 2021 amid a series of Class I recalls and numerous reports of patient injuries and deaths associated with the product.