NCDHHS and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are alerting providers, parents and caregivers of an outbreak of infant botulism that prompted a nationwide recall of all ByHeart Inc. Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.
As of Nov. 10, 15 infants have been reported with suspected or confirmed infant botulism cases due to exposure to Byheart Whole Nutrition infant formula across 12 states according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
There is one suspected case currently under investigation in North Carolina.