"Rose Dexter and Piper Everett are among at least 23 infants in a dozen states who have been sickened in the outbreak that began in August, according to federal and state health officials. No deaths have been reported. Both received the sole treatment available for botulism in children less than a year old: an IV medication called BabyBIG, made from the blood plasma of people immunized against the neurotoxins that cause the illness."
"The lawsuits, filed in federal courts in two states, allege that the ByHeart formula the babies consumed was defective and that the company was negligent in selling it. They seek financial payment for medical bills, emotional distress and other harm. Both families said they bought the organic formula to provide what they viewed as a natural, healthier alternative to traditional baby formulas, and that they were shocked and angered by the suffering their children endured."
""I wouldn't guess that a product designed for a helpless, developing human in the United States could cause something this severe," said Stephen Dexter, 44."
""She's so little and you're just helplessly watching this," said Hanna Everett, 28. "It was awful.""
At least 23 infants in about a dozen states have been sickened in a botulism outbreak that began in August; no deaths have been reported. Two families filed federal lawsuits alleging the ByHeart baby formula was defective and that the company was negligent, seeking compensation for medical bills, emotional distress and other harms. Affected infants received BabyBIG, the only available treatment for infant botulism, administered as an IV product derived from plasma. ByHeart recalled all of its formula nationwide and investigations into additional potential cases remain pending.
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