Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by a toxin that affects the nervous system, leading to muscle weakness and potentially life-threatening complications. It can result from contaminated ...

This week, the FDA and CDC expanded a recall to include all unexpired ByHeart powdered baby formula, after the brand was likely linked to 31 cases of botulism in infants as young as 16 days old. The ...

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said. The outbreak has sickened at ...

(AP) – An outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula has made at least 15 infants sick in 12 states, a California health official said Monday. Nine cases of infant botulism type A have been ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported 39 cases of confirmed or suspected illness in 18 states among babies who consumed ByHeart formula since August. The most recent illness occurred ...

ByHeart’s formula products have been recalled as the company looks for the “root cause” of the outbreak, which has caused 31 babies to be hospitalized FDA Eight more infants have been hospitalized ...

MONDAY, Feb. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are investigating dried milk powder from two companies that may be connected to a botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart infant formula. The ...

READING, Pa. - Families of infants sickened by botulism are going after ByHeart, a baby formula manufacturer. "Infant botulism is a very serious illness that we can treat but the child has to come to ...

Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies, The Associated Press has learned.