Overview
- CDC and FDA say 31 infants have been hospitalized across 15 states, with patients roughly two weeks to six months old and the most recent case reported on November 13; no deaths have been reported.
- ByHeart expanded a voluntary recall from two lots to all Whole Nutrition cans and Anywhere Pack packets sold in the United States through retailers and online.
- ByHeart reported that independent testing detected Clostridium botulinum in some formula samples, California officials found the bacteria in an opened can linked to an illness, and the FDA cautions that negative tests may miss contamination.
- Regulators inspected ByHeart facilities in Iowa and Oregon, with findings pending, while state checks found some recalled products still on store shelves; Walmart blocked sales, pulled inventory and notified customers.
- Argentina’s ANMAT issued an international notice after limited online sales to consumers in the Americas region and advised discarding any ByHeart formula.