An outbreak of botulism poisoning among infants who were fed ByHeart formula has increased to 15 babies across 12 states.
An official with the California Department of Public Health confirmed the new numbers to the Associated Press.
On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration announced the outbreak. At that time
Continue Reading More babies sick in botulism outbreak traced to ByHeart powdered formula
The same company whose infant formula is now under recall in relation to an outbreak of botulism poisoning cases recalled its product in 2022 because of contamination with cronobacter. And, in 2023, the FDA warned the company, ByHeart Inc., about unsanitary conditions at its production facility.
For the current outbreak
Continue Reading FDA warned infant formula maker about unsanitary plant conditions two years before outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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Continue Reading FDA steps up import enforcement for seafood, infant formula and more
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
Click here to go to the FDA page
Continue Reading FDA steps up import enforcement for infant formula, coconut, seafood and more
The FDA is seeking public input on Operation Stork Speed, a review of and effort to improve the quality of infant formula.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the comments will help the Food and Drug Administration with its work to increase transparency to the science
Continue Reading FDA issues Request for Information on infant formula
The FDA has launched a program, titled Operation Stork Speed, to help ensure the safety of infant formula.
The Food and Drug Administration’s action comes as Consumer Reports releases findings on heavy metals and other contaminants in infant foods.
The FDA’s program — aspects of which are already required by
Continue Reading FDA plans infant formula testing program following Consumer Reports study
The company behind the deadly 2022 infant formula outbreak and recall situation was represented by the man expected to be appointed to lead the FDA division that oversees food safety.
Kyle Diamantas, who joined the FDA as interim leader of the agency’s food division, was most recently a corporate attorney
Continue Reading Interim FDA food official represented firm behind infant formula outbreak
Some staff at the FDA and USDA could be headed back to work after mass government firings at the behest of the Department of Governmental Efficiency led by Elon Musk.
The billionaire native of South Africa ordered the firings last week as part of a culling of the federal government
Continue Reading FDA rehires at least one food safety employee; federal judge says some firings likely done illegally
A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate seeks to improve the safety of infant formula.
Introduced by Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI, the bill also seeks to prevent infant formula shortages.
The legislation is a reaction to a 2022 outbreak of cronobacter infections that sickened several
Continue Reading Legislation would increase safety of infant formula, help decrease shortages
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. D-CT, has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones urging him to increase public awareness of the benefits of human donor milk and potential benefits of human milk-derived human milk fortifier for Very Low Birth Weight infants.
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Continue Reading Rep. DeLauro pitches the FDA about the benefits of human donor milk