Baby Botulism: FDA Does Not Know the Cause

A baby botulism outbreak is a problem. The FDA is the food and drug group. 48 babies are sick. They go to the hospital. The babies are from 17 states. The babies eat ByHeart formula. The formula has bad bacteria. The bacteria is Clostridium botulinum. It is in the formula. The bacteria make a toxin. This toxin makes babies weak. Some babies are still sick. The FDA does not know the cause. The FDA says the investigation is ongoing. Three companies say the problem is not theirs. ByHeart, Dairy Farmers of America, and Organic West are the companies. They point fingers at each other. ByHeart says the FDA found no problems at ByHeart. Dairy Farmers of America says its tests are good. Organic West says nothing is proven. The FDA finds bacteria in the formula. The bacteria come from powdered whole milk. The milk is from Dairy Farmers of America. The milk comes from Organic West. But the FDA does not know how the bacteria get in. The outbreak starts in early November. It ends on February 26. A lawyer named Bill Marler helps 25 families. He says the FDA report is not good. He says ByHeart is responsible. The product is ByHeart's. ByHeart has the name on the can. ByHeart is working on a new test. The test checks for the bacteria. The FDA says the investigation continues.