Updated
Updated · WGME · Jun 14
Nara Organics Recalls All Infant Formula Lots Over Botulism Risk, Hospitalizing 3 Babies
Updated
Updated · WGME · Jun 14

Nara Organics Recalls All Infant Formula Lots Over Botulism Risk, Hospitalizing 3 Babies

3 articles · Updated · WGME · Jun 14

Summary

  • All lots of Nara Organics powdered infant formula now on the market are being pulled nationwide in a voluntary recall tied to a potential botulism risk.
  • Three infants in different states have been hospitalized in connection with the recall, though no deaths have been reported.
  • Target stores and Target online platforms distributed the formula nationally, widening the recall's reach to consumers across the U.S.
  • The recall follows a multistate infant botulism outbreak reported earlier Sunday, with the FDA previously urging consumers to stop using the Europe-made formula.

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