{"id":35631,"date":"2025-11-11T01:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T01:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/35631\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T01:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T01:16:06","slug":"baby-formula-recall-nassau-county-reports-suspected-case-of-botulism-in-new-york-linked-to-byheart-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/35631\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby formula recall: Nassau County reports suspected case of botulism in New York linked to ByHeart product"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — Nassau County officials announced the first suspected case of a baby in New York sickened by formula involved in a nationwide recall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart brand powdered baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak.<\/p>\n

Cases have been reported across multiple states.<\/p>\n

While no cases have been confirmed in New York State, a suspected case has been reported in an infant, under 1 years old, in Nassau County, who consumed the impacted product.<\/p>\n

The infant is currently hospitalized in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Since August, the CDC says they have received reports of 13 cases of infant botulism in 10 states, all involving infants who consumed ByHeart brand powdered infant formula.<\/p>\n

The confirmed cases occurred in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.<\/p>\n

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