{"id":36405,"date":"2025-11-11T22:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=36405"},"modified":"2025-11-13T06:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:22:58","slug":"infant-formula-recalled-amid-botulism-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=36405","title":{"rendered":"Infant Formula Recalled Amid Botulism Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Health agencies asked caregivers to stop using two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after they found an increase in cases of infant botulism.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-ar1ez3\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-11haxaj evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Update:<\/em><\/strong><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> ByHeart <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/11\/health\/byheart-infant-formula-recall-botulism.html\" title><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">expanded its voluntarily recall<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\"> to include all of its products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that parents and caregivers should stop using some batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after health agencies found an increase in the number of botulism infections in infants who had consumed the powdered formula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Since August, at least 13 infants in 10 states who had been given the formula have had botulism type A infections, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/outbreaks-foodborne-illness\/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">according to the F.D.A.<\/a>, which is investigating the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local health agencies, including California\u2019s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">No deaths have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">In a statement about the outbreak, the F.D.A. identified two lots of the infant formula, which is available online and at major retailers, that it said should not be used: 206VABP\/251261P2 and 206VABP\/251131P2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The product is being tested, the agency said, and the results should be available in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Caregivers of children who have consumed the formula and who are displaying signs of botulism should immediately seek medical care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/botulism\/hcp\/clinical-overview\/infant-botulism.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Symptoms of botulism<\/a>, which can be fatal, include poor feeding, loss of head control, difficulty swallowing and decreased facial expression. It can take several weeks after the formula is consumed before symptoms appear, according to the F.D.A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The agency estimated that the formula represented less than 1 percent of all infant formula sold in the United States and said that the outbreak should not lead to formula shortages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">In 2022, infant formula had to be <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/23\/us\/biden-baby-formula-shortage.html\" title>airlifted from Europe<\/a> because of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/23\/us\/abbott-baby-formula-sturgis-regulation.html\" title>a nationwide shortage<\/a> that was driven by the closure of a production plant over contamination concerns and lingering supply chain issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">ByHeart, the maker of the formula identified by the F.D.A., <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/byheart.com\/pages\/in-response-to-a-broader-fda-investigation-byheart-initiates-a-voluntary-recall-of-two-batches-of-infant-formula\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a> that it had initiated a voluntary recall of the two batches of its product.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The company said the F.D.A. on Friday told it that an estimated 83 cases of infant botulism had been reported since August and of those cases, 13 infections were in infants who had been given the ByHeart formula. The source of the other infections was unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Mia Funt, a founder and the president of ByHeart, said in the statement that the recall was done out of an \u201cabundance of caution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">\u201cWe take any potential safety concern extremely seriously, and act quickly to protect families,\u201d Ms. Funt said. \u201cAs parents ourselves, we understand the concern this news may raise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">Ms. Funt said ByHeart and regulatory agencies had not confirmed the presence of botulism spores or toxins in its products, but the recall was in place \u201cto remove any potential risk from the market and ensure the highest level of safety for infants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-ac37hb evys1bk0\">The F.D.A. said the 13 cases of botulism were found in infants in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-5\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health agencies asked caregivers to stop using two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after they found an increase in cases of infant botulism.Update: ByHeart expanded its voluntarily recall to include all of its products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.The Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that parents and caregivers should stop using some batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after health agencies found an increase in the number of botulism infections in infants who had consumed the powdered formula.Since August, at least 13 infants in 10 states who had been given the formula have had botulism type A infections, according to the F.D.A., which is investigating the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local health agencies, including California\u2019s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program.No deaths have been reported.In a statement about the outbreak, the F.D.A. identified two lots of the infant formula, which is available online and at major retailers, that it said should not be used: 206VABP\/251261P2 and 206VABP\/251131P2.The product is being tested, the agency said, and the results should be available in the next few weeks.Caregivers of children who have consumed the formula and who are displaying signs of botulism should immediately seek medical care.Symptoms of botulism, which can be fatal, include poor feeding, loss of head control, difficulty swallowing and decreased facial expression. It can take several weeks after the formula is consumed before symptoms appear, according to the F.D.A.The agency estimated that the formula represented less than 1 percent of all infant formula sold in the United States and said that the outbreak should not lead to formula shortages.In 2022, infant formula had to be airlifted from Europe because of a nationwide shortage that was driven by the closure of a production plant over contamination concerns and lingering supply chain issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.ByHeart, the maker of the formula identified by the F.D.A., said in a statement that it had initiated a voluntary recall of the two batches of its product.The company said the F.D.A. on Friday told it that an estimated 83 cases of infant botulism had been reported since August and of those cases, 13 infections were in infants who had been given the ByHeart formula. The source of the other infections was unknown.Mia Funt, a founder and the president of ByHeart, said in the statement that the recall was done out of an \u201cabundance of caution.\u201d\u201cWe take any potential safety concern extremely seriously, and act quickly to protect families,\u201d Ms. Funt said. \u201cAs parents ourselves, we understand the concern this news may raise.\u201dMs. Funt said ByHeart and regulatory agencies had not confirmed the presence of botulism spores or toxins in its products, but the recall was in place \u201cto remove any potential risk from the market and ensure the highest level of safety for infants.\u201dThe F.D.A. said the 13 cases of botulism were found in infants in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36407,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36405"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36408,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36405\/revisions\/36408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}