Another Brand Of Infant Formula Recalled After Botulism Cases

InnovationHealthcareAnother Brand Of Infant Formula Recalled After Botulism CasesByVictoria Forster,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cancer biologist, patient engagement specialist, cancer survivorFollow AuthorJun 13, 2026, 10:50pm EDTAnother infant formula has been linked to cases of botulism in infants and subject to an immediate CDC recall.gettyParents are being urged to immediately stop using Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula after federal health officials linked the product to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism affecting three babiesAccording to an alert issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday evening, the infants from California, Pennsylvania and Washington developed botulism after consuming Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula. The children were between two and five months old when they became ill. All three infants were hospitalized and treated with BabyBIG®, an expensive, but effective FDA-approved treatment for infant botulism. No deaths have been reported.The company has announced a recall of all Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula products, including all lot numbers and two different can sizes sold online and through select retailers nationwide. Health officials are continuing to investigate the source of contamination and testing is currently underway on samples of the formula, with results expected in the coming weeks.Pictures of the recalled infant formula containers.Nara OrganicsThe recall comes only a few months after a different infant formula product by ByHeart was subjected to a nationwide recall due to links with botulism cases in infants. The ByHeart formula was linked to 28 confirmed cases of botulism and a further 20 suspected across 17 states. No deaths due to the outbreak were reported.MORE FOR YOUInfant botulism is a rare but serious illness caused when spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum enter an infant’...