Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022.
Cases of botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula have doubled since the company expanded its recall of the products early this month, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There are now at ...
Here’s what to know about the outbreak and infant botulism.
Infant botulism is a rare but treatable neurological condition caused by Clostridium botulinum spores growing inside a baby’s intestines. A nationwide ByHeart infant formula recall in November 2025 ...
Infant formula has until recently been considered low risk for C. botulinum (and, then there are other pathogens ...
More than three dozen babies have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula, federal health officials say. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported 37 ...
Nearly 40 babies have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula, federal health officials say. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported 39 cases of ...
As health officials investigate more than 30 cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart baby formula since August, parents who say their children were sickened with the same illness months before the ...