ByHeart baby formula recalled amid 10-state outbreak of infant botulism

A maker of organic baby formula is recalling some of the product after federal officials linked it to a 10-state infant botulism outbreak

A maker of organic baby formula is recalling some of the product after federal officials linked it to a 10-state infant botulism outbreak.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said 13 children have been hospitalized since August after consuming ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

No deaths have been reported.

A container of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, the subject of a recall following an infant botulism outbreak.U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationThe recall includes two lots of the powdered formula with Dec. 1 “use by” dates, the FDA said in a statement Saturday. The lot numbers are 206VABP/251261P2 and 206VABP/251131P2.

The FDA asked parents and caregivers who have the product to record identifying information at the bottom of the packaging and promptly throw it away. It said it was working with retailers to remove “all potentially impacted product” from store shelves.