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Legislation comes in wake of ByHeart botulism outbreak 

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Infant Formula Safety Modernization Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to modernize federal oversight of the nation’s infant formula supply and close longstanding gaps in testing, transparency, and regulatory enforcement.

“The food we give our babies must meet the highest standard

According to a heavily redacted report just released, the FDA issued an import alert requiring border holds on an unnamed produce item linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak that stretched from April 2024 through at least June 2025.

The Food and Drug Administration investigated the outbreak with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but

The Washington State Department of Health has issued an emergency closure for recreational and commercial harvest of clams, oysters and mussels in Drayton Harbor. This closure is prompted by several illnesses linked to the consumption of raw oysters harvested on February 13 and February 20, 2026. 

Commercial and recreational harvesting is anticipated to reopen on

MDARD Continues to Find Recalled ByHeart Infant Formula Available for Sale

Consumers urged to throw away formula; Retailers should check shelves and remove from sale

LANSING, Mich.— ByHeart infant formula continues to be found for sale in surplus and distressed food sales locations around Michigan. A recall was initiated, and later expanded in November

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On August 5, 2024, the Brown County (Illinois) Health Department (BCHD) was informed by the county sheriff that numerous potential jurors being screened for an upcoming trial had reported recently experiencing a gastrointestinal illness. One week later, on August 12, a laboratory-confirmed case of Salmonella enterica serotype Agbeni infection was reported to BCHD