Infant formula recalled in botulism scare

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that parents and caregivers should stop using some batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after health agencies found an increase in the number of botulism infections in infants who had consumed the powdered formula.

- AMANDA HOLPUCH

The FDA identified two lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula that it said should not be used due to concerns about botulism infections in infants who had consumed the product.

(FDA/NYT)

Since August, at least 13 infants in 10 states who had been given the formula have had botulism type A infections, according to the FDA, which is investigating the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local health agencies, including California’s Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program.

No deaths have been reported.

In a statement about the outbreak, the FDA identified two lots of the infant formula, which is available online and at major retailers, that it said should not be used: 206VABP/251261P2 and 206VABP/251131P2.