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Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure

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A Portland, Oregon, boy is struggling to recover from infant botulism after drinking tainted ByHeart infant formula donated through a program aimed at helping poor and homeless families. Ashan Carter, now 10 months old, has been hospitalized twice and remains on a feeding tube after contracting the serious infection that has affected more than 50 … Read more

As infant botulism cases climb to 31, recalled ByHeart baby formula is still on some store shelves

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As cases of fatal botulism in children drinking ByHeart infant formula continue to grow, state officials say they are still finding the recalled product on some store shelves. Meanwhile, the company said late Wednesday that laboratory tests confirmed that some formula samples were contaminated with the type of bacteria that sickened more than 30 children … Read more