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ByHeart Orders Nationwide Recall of All Baby Formula as Botulism Probe Widens

Regulators say the brand accounts for a disproportionate share of recent infant botulism cases despite representing about 1% of U.S. formula sales.

El sello de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EEUU (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) se ve en el Auditorio del Edificio Hubert Humphrey, en Washington, el 22 de abril de 2025. (AP Foto/José Luis Magaña, Archivo)
Esta imagen sin fecha proporcionada por ByHeart muestra un producto de fórmula bebé de ByHeart. (ByHeart vía AP)

Overview

  • The company expanded a weekend, lot-specific action into a voluntary recall of every ByHeart powdered product sold in the United States, including Whole Nutrition Infant Formula and Anywhere Pack sachets.
  • State and federal officials report at least 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula, and no deaths have been reported.
  • The FDA is investigating 84 infant botulism cases detected since August, with 36 involving formula exposure and a notable share linked to ByHeart.
  • California health authorities found the bacterial type associated with the outbreak in a sample from a ByHeart can given to a sick infant, while the company says no unopened cans have tested positive.
  • FDA inspectors visited ByHeart’s Portland, Oregon canning site, and the company is testing every lot with independent labs and instructing families to stop using and discard recalled product.