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  1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Thurston County, and officials in two other states are investigating an outbreak of #botulism linked to powdered infant formula produced by Nara Organics.

    More at doh.wa.gov/newsroom/infant-for

  2. Decided to risk the health of the entire family today by making garlic confit. Potential botulism here we come!

    I have sampled the result and advised the family to watch me closely.

    Also that the cloves in their evening meal will be cooked at a high enough temperature for them to be safe and they aren't to worry at all 😃

    #Food #Botulism #garlic

  3. Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies in the U.S.

    @abc reports: "Federal health officials have expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula to include any illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022."

    flip.it/nFSCwb

    #Botulism #Disease #Health #PublicHealth

  4. Major Stores Still Selling Recalled Baby Formula Even as Botulism Outbreak Grows

    Beyond the US, Amazon consumer data shows that ByHeart formula was distributed to about 20 countries.

    murica.website/2025/11/major-s

  5. #USA, #Idaho: #Infant #botulism case in Ada County linked to national baby formula #recall, healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/new

    Department of Health has been notified that an infant from Ada County was hospitalized with suspected botulism, believed to be linked to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula. This case is part of a nationwide outbreak currently under investigation by federal and state health officials.

    #food #pediatrics

  6. "...Complications of botulism

    Botulinum toxin blocks nervous system signals. Those signals tell your muscles when to activate and when to relax. Blocking those signals causes paralysis. And botulism can be deadly when the paralysis blocks signals to the muscles you use to breathe..."

    #botulism #paralysis

  7. Cleveland Clinic: "Infant botulism is a rare, life-threatening condition that can cause a slow form of paralysis in infants. This form of botulism affects babies under 1 year old. While similar to botulism in those over 1 year old, there are major differences, too....

    Symptoms of infant botulism

    Symptoms of infant botulism can include:

    Choking when trying to feed

    Constipation

    Weaker suck or poor feeding

    Eyelid drooping (ptosis)

    Lack of facial expressions, being unable to lift their head, or other signs of muscle weakness or paralysis

    Weaker crying

    Weakness or decreased muscle tone, especially starting at the top of their body and limbs, making your baby feel “floppy” and keeping them from reaching or grabbing

    Bowel movement changes, like not pooping for days or even weeks at a time
    "
    my.clevelandclinic.org/health/

    #recall #botulism #infants

  8. AP: ByHeart recalls all baby formula sold nationwide as infant botulism outbreak grows

    "....At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending, according to state and federal health officials. All of the infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula, officials said. No deaths have been reported...."

    apnews.com/article/byheart-bab?

    #botulism #foodsafety #recall #babyfood

  9. AP: Infant botulism in 10 US states linked to formula being recalled

    Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that was being recalled, authorities said Saturday.

    apnews.com/article/infant-botu?

    #botulism #babyfood #recall #health

  10. #Botulism #alarm in #food, two #deaths and dozens hospitalizations: #broccoli seized throughout #Italy, A 52-year-old man died after buying a sandwich at a stall, a 38-year-old woman lost her life following a meal consumed at a village festival - iltirreno.it/italia-mondo/cron

  11. Unsettling case: A UK baby develops #botulism after eating peanut butter. Father is peanut allergic; parents were trying to lower baby's risk of peanut allergy by gradually introducing peanut to its diet, per medical guidance. Baby was very ill but recovered. eurosurveillance.org/content/1

  12. Congratulations America ! You did it. Here’s to the return of #Measles, #Mumps and #Rubella ( #Polio?), redundant sides of #Botulism and #Salmonella. Here’s to #Agriculture and #Fisheries collapse gratis, formal accompaniments via instant #ThirdWorldCountry status. Here’s to rock quarries and slave labor pro ratas, illiteracy and incumbent ignoramas. Here’s to our adversaries thus ultimately gifted via a US fully grifted :thank your #Republican necrons and convicted felons. Celebrate

  13. So, I just watched #JohnOliver on #LastWeekTonight where he talked about shady beauty treatments. And then this is on the news! Preying on the insecure! Be yourselves!!! Who needs this crappo!

    #Botulism cases from #Botox injections linked to #MiltonMA spa, health officials say

    Story by Riley Rourke

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/bot

  14. BOTULISM IN CANNED TUNA

    "EL SEGUNDO, CA, February 7, 2025 – Tri-Union Seafoods has made the decision to voluntarily recall select lots of canned tuna products sold under the Genova®, Van Camp’s®, H-E-B and Trader Joe’s brand names."

    #tuna #botulism #recall

    fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-