US EditionOregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure
More than 50 infants nationwide were sickened by contaminated formula donated to vulnerable families, prompting a full product recall by manufacturer ByHeart.
- In Portland, a baby contracted infant botulism after drinking donated ByHeart formula tied to a charity program, with Ashaan Carter hospitalized twice and on a feeding tube amid an outbreak sickening over 50 babies nationwide.
- ByHeart’s donation program OpenHearted Initiative supplied formula through nearly two dozen nonprofit partners, including PDX Diaper Bank, distributing nearly 24,000 cans since June 2022.
- Soon after consuming the product, the infant developed severe constipation and muscle weakness, doctors at Randall Children’s Hospital diagnosed presumed infant botulism, and treated him with BabyBIG while he faces developmental setbacks.
- Legal filings have multiplied as at least 18 lawsuits target ByHeart and retailers, and Bill Marler, Seattle food-safety lawyer, asked a federal panel to consolidate cases in New York.
- ByHeart officials said they worked with Baby2Baby and partner groups to pull recalled products and notify families, the FDA inspected plants but released no source, and the CDC reports no new linked cases since Dec. 17.
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Oregon baby still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure
A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families. Ashaan Carter, now 10 months old, is one of more than 50 babies sickened in a…
Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula ex
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 sickened more than 50 babies across the U.S. His mother, Angel Carter, said she received a can of ByHeart formula from a…
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Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure
A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families.
Publisher's Platform: ByHeart, Safeway, FDA and ADHS – Botulism in a can still on a store shelf?
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 – TODAY.
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