The Louisiana Department of Health is working with retailers across the state to remove ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula from shelves following a potential contamination that could cause botulism in babies.

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about ByHeart formula, saying the product could potentially be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can be deadly to infants. On Tuesday, the company issued a voluntary recall of all powered whole nutrition formula.

No cases of infant botulism have been reported in Louisiana during the outbreak, but state health officials urged parents and caregivers to seek immediate medical care if an infant consumed ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant formula or has developed any symptoms of infant botulism. Those sy

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