NATIONWIDE — A WIDESPREAD, MULTI-STATE OUTBREAK OF INFANT BOTULISM in ByHeart-brand nutrition products has prompted an investigation , with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control coordinating with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program (IBTPP) to pinpoint the source. All ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products have been recalled, including all unexpired lots of formula cans and single-serve “anywhere” sticks.

The FDA is expanding its recommendation due to the number of ill infants reported to have consumed this product, the identification of additional lot codes, the identification of new cases of suspected infant botulism, and the preliminary positive sample collected and tes

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