Epidemiologic data
As of June 13, 2026, 3 infants with confirmed or suspected infant botulism have been reported from 3 states: California (1), Pennsylvania (1), and Washington (1). Laboratory confirmation for some cases is ongoing. Illnesses started on dates ranging from April through May 2026. All 3 infants were hospitalized and treated with BabyBIG. No
FDA, CDC, and public health officials in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington are investigating; food safety attorney Bill Marler calls it the second formula-linked infant botulism outbreak in seven months and renews his demand that the FDA and the infant formula industry do more.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
Clover Hill Dairy of Mechanicsville, Maryland is voluntarily recalling all Soft Ricotta/Requeson Cheese because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, or others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term
Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor’s Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This expansion follows an ongoing supply chain investigation that identified additional lot numbers linked to the same raw material lot that
Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor’s Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others
Prime Food Processing LLC is voluntarily recalling 69 cases of “Dried Herring Fish” because the product was not adequately eviscerated. The sale of uneviscerated fish is prohibited under New York State Agriculture and Markets regulations because Clostridium botulinum spores are more likely to be concentrated in the viscera than any other portion of the fish.
Nelson & Isa Lacteos LLC. of Bayshore, NY, is recalling 1lb packages of Requeson Cheese because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only short-term symptoms
Hanford Jack Cabernet Jack Cheese produced and packaged by Fagundes Old World Cheese of Kings County is the subject of a statewide recall announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The recall follows the confirmed detection of Listeria monocytogenes in the firm’s Hanford Jack cheese sampled and tested by CDFA.
The order
The Maryland Department of Health announced today that Clover Hill Dairy (Mechanicsville, MD) has issued a voluntary recall of its requesón/soft ricotta products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) contamination.
Clover Hill Dairy products are sold directly from their retail market, at farmers markets, and through third party distributors, including in New York and
Largest by case count
This is the biggest outbreak event of 2026 so far, and it is really three concurrent multistate outbreaks tied to the same source: contact with backyard poultry.[1][2]
As of May 4, 2026, 184 people infected with the outbreak strains