The CDC reports no new cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart formula.
New Key Finding: As of January 23, 2026, two samples collected by FDA tested positive for Clostridium botulinum type A: One is a ByHeart powdered infant formula closed product sample that matches a clinical isolate from an infant included in this outbreak according to whole
We filed two lawsuits yesterday in the Southern District of New York on behalf of two men stricken by consuming Live it Up Greens.
As of January 14, 2026, 45 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 21 states. Alabama 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware 1, Iowa 1, Maine 1, Michigan
Given that is was infant formula, you would think that the FDA and CDC investigators would be updating the public more often on the size and scope of the outbreak and if a cause for the outbreak has been found (ingredient or production contamination).
Setting aside that recall product was still being found on store
Jonel Aleccia Reports: A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart baby formula donated through a program that aims to help poor and homeless families.
Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, was hospitalized twice and remains on a feeding tube after contracting the dangerous infection that has
Honestly, I am trying to take a few days off and enjoy time away for my wife’s birthday. However, I just got the below photo from the father of one of the 51 children impacted by the ByHeart botulism outbreak. He found the formula still on the shelf at a Safeway in Flagstaff, Arizona –
As of January 14, 2026, 45 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 21 states. Alabama 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware 1, Iowa 1, Maine 1, Michigan 1, Missouri 1, Nebraska 1, Pennsylvania 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Washington 1, Massachusetts 2, New York 2, South Carolina 2, Vermont 2, Minnesota
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
| IN RE BYHEART INFANT BOTULISM LITIGATION | MDL DOCKET NO. |
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER AND CENTRALIZE RELATED ACTIONS TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1407
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 and Rule 6.2 of the Rules of
As of January 14, 2026, 45 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 21 states. Alabama 1, Connecticut 1, Delaware 1, Iowa 1, Maine 1, Michigan 1, Missouri 1, Nebraska 1, Pennsylvania 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 1, Washington 1, Massachusetts 2, New York 2, South Carolina 2, Vermont 2, Minnesota
In yet another move that underscores that the MAHA movement is more about politics than public health, RFK Jr. is now discouraging the use of hepatitis A vaccines, among others.
According to his own CDC:
Hepatitis A vaccine is the best way to prevent HAV infection.
Many people think hepatitis A is only
Attribution of Salmonella enterica to Food Sources by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing Data
Salmonella enterica bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States; however, most Salmonella illnesses are not associated with known outbreaks, and predicting the source of sporadic illnesses remains a challenge. We used a supervised random forest model to determine
