The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a series of infant botulism cases potentially linked to powdered baby formula.

Two of the cases were reported in Illinois, and an unspecified number of cases was reported in Minnesota.

The formula in question is manufactured by ByHeart, which announced a voluntary recall of two batches of its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula following notification from the FDA.

"This voluntary recall is out of an abundance of caution and comes from our ongoing commitment to transparency and safety for babies and their parents," the company said in a statement. "While no testing by ByHeart or regulatory agencies has confirmed the presence of Clostridium botulinum spores or toxin in any ByHeart product, we are taking this proactive step to remove

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