{"id":63021,"date":"2025-11-21T02:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/63021\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:12:10","slug":"infant-formula-sold-in-california-recalled-amid-botulism-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/63021\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant formula sold in California recalled amid botulism cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Infant formula sold in California recalled amid botulism cases; 31 hospitalized<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763691130_631_ksbw.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KSBW logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 5:55 PM PST Nov 20, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAll batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere Pack have been voluntarily recalled nationwide due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination. As of Nov. 19, 2025, 31 infants have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, according to the FDA.The bacterium can cause life-threatening illness or death.  The recall includes all batch codes and use-by dates for the following products:ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, 24 oz can, UPC: 5004496800ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, 0.60 oz Anywhere Pack\u2122, 14 packets per package, UPC: 5004496802Additional testing is underway, and results are expected in the coming weeks.ByHeart is urging customers who purchased its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula (cans) and Anywhere Pack to stop using the products immediately and follow FDA guidance.What to do now:Photograph or write down the information on the bottom of the package.Store the container safely and clearly label it DO NOT USE.If your child develops symptoms, your state health department may request the container for testing. If no symptoms appear after 30 days, discard the container.If your infant shows symptoms consistent with infant botulism, contact your health care provider immediately.How to report a problem:Submit a Product Problem through the FDA\u2019s SmartHub.File a Voluntary MedWatch report (online or by mail).Questions and support:Email ByHeart at hello@byheart.com or call 1-833-429-4327 (available 24\/7).You can also visit the company\u2019s website for more information.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSALINAS, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>All batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere Pack have been voluntarily recalled nationwide due to potential Clostridium botulinum contamination. <\/p>\n<p>As of Nov. 19, 2025, 31 infants have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>The bacterium can cause life-threatening illness or death. <\/p>\n<p> The recall includes all batch codes and use-by dates for the following products:<\/p>\n<p>ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, 24 oz can, UPC: 5004496800ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula, 0.60 oz Anywhere Pack\u2122, 14 packets per package, UPC: 5004496802<\/p>\n<p>Additional testing is underway, and results are expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>ByHeart is urging customers who purchased its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula (cans) and Anywhere Pack to stop using the products immediately and follow FDA guidance.<\/p>\n<p>What to do now:<\/p>\n<p>Photograph or write down the information on the bottom of the package.Store the container safely and clearly label it DO NOT USE.If your child develops symptoms, your state health department may request the container for testing. If no symptoms appear after 30 days, discard the container.<\/p>\n<p>If your infant shows symptoms consistent with infant botulism, contact your health care provider immediately.<\/p>\n<p>How to report a problem:<\/p>\n<p>Submit a Product Problem through the FDA\u2019s SmartHub.File a Voluntary MedWatch report (online or by mail).<\/p>\n<p>Questions and support:<\/p>\n<p>Email ByHeart at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksbw.com\/article\/byheart-infant-formula-california-botulism-cases\/mailto:hello@byheart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hello@byheart.com<\/a> or call 1-833-429-4327 (available 24\/7).You can also visit the company\u2019s website for more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Infant formula sold in California recalled amid botulism cases; 31 hospitalized Updated: 5:55 PM PST Nov 20, 2025&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[37969,37967,37971,37972,7,9,8,29225,339,37966,37973,1776,37970,22273,3651,37965,37968],"class_list":["post-63021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-5004496802additional-testing","tag-anywhere-pack","tag-batch","tag-botulism-case","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-container","tag-death","tag-fda","tag-hellobyheart","tag-information","tag-package","tag-problem","tag-product","tag-symptom","tag-upc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}