A botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart infant formula has sickened at least 39 babies across 18 states since August. Several infants under 1 year old have fallen seriously ill with botulism after ...

When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a California hospital last October, suffering from infant botulism, his father, Tony, had little knowledge of the rare and potentially deadly disease. Now, ...

Here’s what to know about the outbreak and infant botulism.

51 infants across 19 states were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula, prompting a nationwide recall. No deaths were reported, but all affected ...

Powdered whole milk used to make ByHeart infant formula could be a source of contamination that led to an outbreak of botulism that has sickened dozens of babies, U.S. health officials indicated ...

Infant formula has until recently been considered low risk for C. botulinum (and, then there are other pathogens – Cronobacter sakazakii, Salmonella and recently, Bacillus cereus of concern).

FDA testing linked bacteria in ByHeart formula to contamination found in organic whole milk powder used to make it. The outbreak has sickened 51 babies across 19 states; no deaths have been reported ...