Another infant formula has been linked to cases of botulism in infants and subject to an immediate CDC recall.
Parents 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 babies
According 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.
