Latest recalls of formula meant frantic search for family of suburban boy, 5, who needs it to survive

Zayne Negoski, 5, who lives with his grandparents in Joliet, is dependent on a feeding tube and has been affected by recent formula recalls. He can’t swallow and has had to rely on a feeding tube since birth. (Rich Hein / Sun-Times)

For seven days, Barb and Jim Negoski weren’t sure how they were going to be able to feed their 5-year-old grandson Zayne, who has only ever eaten through a tube and relies on specialized formula for all of his nutrition.

But the formula that keeps the little boy alive had been voluntarily recalled because of possible contamination from two kinds of harmful bacteria.