Overview
- Health officials report 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula, with no deaths reported.
- California found botulinum‑type bacteria in an open can linked to a sick infant, while no unopened ByHeart cans have tested positive to date.
- The company expanded a Nov. 8 two‑lot recall to every ByHeart can and single‑serve stick, instructing families to stop use and discard product.
- Parents are urged to watch for symptoms for up to 30 days and seek urgent care if they appear, retaining product for testing only if illness develops.
- ByHeart is testing every batch with an independent lab, granting regulators full site access as FDA inspectors review the Portland canning facility and the powder plant ships from Iowa.