The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program (IBTPP), and other state and local partners, continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of infant botulism. Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which is
ByHeart Brand Linked to Outbreak that Sickened 15 in 12 states
Bainbridge Island, WA – A lawsuit was filed today in court on behalf of Stephen and Yurany Dexter, parents of E.D.( a minor), against ByHeart, Inc. The Dexter’s are represented by Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm and O’Steen, MacLeod & Combs PLC
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with CDPH IBTPP, and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism. Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula might be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which is causing infant illness in multiple regions of the country.
As of November 10
DOH’s Disease Investigation Branch confirmed through laboratory tests that both individuals were infected with the same outbreak strain of Listeria, according to a DOH spokesperson who emailed with Spectrum News Hawaii. This strain of Listeria was linked to multiple prepared pasta meals, which were recalled. These products are associated with a multi-state Listeria outbreak that
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in several states, including at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula.
Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are alerting providers, parents and caregivers of an outbreak of infant botulism that prompted a nationwide recall of ByHeart Inc. Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. As of Nov. 8, there were 13 confirmed cases of infant botulism across
The West Virginia Department of Health (DH), Bureau for Public Health, Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services, is alerting parents and caregivers that ByHeart has voluntarily recalled certain lots of its powdered infant formula following a multistate outbreak of infant botulism. The recall was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is alerting parents and caregivers about an ongoing multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. Parents and caregivers should stop using ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.
With 2 babies ill in Illinois and 11 more in 9 other states, the IDPH is recommending that parents and caregivers pause use of certain ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula while a federal investigation is underway.
The following lots have been recalled by the manufacturer:
Lot #206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)
Lot #206VABP
13 sick in 10 sates – including Washington. Washington State Department of Health reports:
CDC and public health officials in several states, the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program, and FDA are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled infant formula. Infant botulism happens when swallowed spores from a type of bacteria