US EditionTwo companies supplied dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula
The FDA linked two dried milk powder suppliers to a botulism outbreak in ByHeart formula that sickened 51 babies in 19 states, prompting a full product recall.
- Federal health agencies reported on January 26, 2026 that two suppliers provided dried milk powder possibly linked to a botulism outbreak, prompting ByHeart, New York-based infant formula maker, to recall all products after 51 babies fell ill in 19 states since December 2023.
- Because pasteurization doesn't kill the germ, Clostridium botulinum spores can survive powdered-milk processing and the processing environment, later producing deadly toxin.
- Laboratory analysis found bacteria in FDA samples—one from an unopened can and one from organic whole milk powder—and company testing found six of 36 samples from three lots contained botulism-causing bacteria.
- Organic West Milk Inc. halted sales of baby milk powder while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and ByHeart continue the investigation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports no new cases since mid-December.
- Regulatory gaps are highlighted as testing for infant formula is not required, and Marler said `Just because they are able to point the finger at dried powder... it doesn't take any of the legal or moral responsibility away from ByHeart`.
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The association accuses the manufacturers of infant milks concerned of having delayed recalling their suspicious consignments, contaminated with cereulide.
Foodwatch estimates in particular the industrialists have taken too long to recall products likely to be contaminated with the cereal toxin The Foodwatch association has announced to have carried
The potential contamination of infant milk is worrying. Massive reminders have been made in more than 60 countries. The case has taken on an even more alarming dimension with the death of two infants in France.
The main brands of infant milk, which were carefully removed from the shelves of pharmacies and large areas, were all supplied with oil rich in arachidonic acid in China.
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A Chinese company from Wuhan (centre), Cabio Biotech, is pointed out as producing the synthetic substance causing possible contamination of milk powder for babies and recalls of suspicious batches in dozens of countries.
Nevada company 1 of 2 firms that supplied dried milk powder linked to botulism
The powder was made from milk provided by Organic West Milk Inc., a California company, and processed at a Dairy Farmers of America plant in Fallon, Nevada, company officials said.
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