{"id":3637,"date":"2025-12-09T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3637"},"modified":"2025-12-07T10:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T16:57:10","slug":"10-state-outbreak-of-infant-botulism-spurs-baby-formula-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/10-state-outbreak-of-infant-botulism-spurs-baby-formula-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"10-State Outbreak of Infant Botulism Spurs Baby Formula Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/baby-21998_6402-e1765126473388.jpg\" alt=\"baby-21998_6402-e1765126473388\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>Thirty-nine infants have been hospitalized with botulism, which can be fatal, and officials have linked their illness with ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The infants range in age from 16 to 264 days. There have been no deaths so far. All ByHeart baby formula has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/outbreaks-foodborne-illness\/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recalled<\/a>. Despite the ongoing recall, recalled formula is still being found and sold in Walmart, Target, Kroger, Acme, and Shaw\u2019s. The FDA is working to remove all products that may have been impacted from stores, but it\u2019s important to take care and not by any ByHeart baby formula product<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parents and caregivers who use the product have been asked to record the identifying information at the bottom of the packaging and throw it away\u2014however, if your child has gotten sick, you should first consult the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to determine your legal options and whether you have a viable claim. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Your Potential ByHeart Baby Formula Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Babies who develop infant botulism do so because of a bacteria-produced toxin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has explained that the symptom can include poor feeding, loss of head control, problems swallowing, and constipation, and they can lead to death or paralysis. It\u2019s important to be aware that botulism may not develop for weeks, and so parents or caregivers that have given ByHeart formula to babies recently should closely watch the child for symptoms.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/10-state-outbreak-of-infant-botulism-spurs-baby-formula-recall\/#more-3637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-nine infants have been hospitalized with botulism, which can be fatal, and officials have linked their illness with ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The infants range in age from 16 to 264 days. There have been no deaths so far. All ByHeart baby formula has been recalled. Despite the ongoing recall, recalled formula is still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10-State Outbreak of Infant Botulism Spurs Baby Formula Recall &#8212; Illinois Injury and Mass Tort Lawyer Blog &#8212; December 9, 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thirty-nine infants have been hospitalized with botulism, which can be fatal, and officials have linked their illness with ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant &#8212; December 9, 2025\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/10-state-outbreak-of-infant-botulism-spurs-baby-formula-recall\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"10-State Outbreak of Infant Botulism Spurs Baby Formula Recall &#8212; 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