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Public health
fromBuzzFeed
4 days ago

I Bought Baby Formula For My Neighbors Who Depend On SNAP. It Was A Big Mistake.

A parent procures and shares infant formula to help food-insecure neighbors when SNAP disruptions risk leaving babies without needed supplies.
#botulism-outbreak
fromFortune
1 week ago
Public health

FDA accuses Walmart, Target, Kroger and Alberstons of botched botulism recalls as infants got sick | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
Public health

FDA accuses Walmart, Target, Kroger and Alberstons of botched botulism recalls as infants got sick | Fortune

#cost-of-living
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Experts Explain How Botulism Toxin Can End Up in Baby Formula

The U.S. is in the grips of a botulism outbreak tied to a premium infant formula brand. At least 23 babies have been affected. All the reported cases of the paralyzing bacterial infection occurred between August and November and have been linked to powdered infant formula produced by ByHeart, according to a Food and Drug Administration report. The company voluntarily recalled all its products on November 11, and experts caution that more cases of the potentially fatal disease may surface.
Public health
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

America Has a Baby-Formula Problem-Again

Infant-formula contamination incidents have caused illnesses, deaths, nationwide recalls, and ongoing regulatory and legal responses, despite prior assurances of stricter oversight.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

'Something is terribly wrong': Baby formula among most stolen food items as costs spiral, researcher says | CBC News

Infant formula prices in Canada have risen sharply, forcing low-income parents to choose between bills and feeding their children.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

As infant botulism outbreak expands, ByHeart recalls all baby formula sold across US

ByHeart recalled all infant formula nationwide after at least 15 babies in 12 states were hospitalized in a botulism outbreak linked to its product.
#health-policy
fromScary Mommy
6 months ago
Parenting

RFK Ordered The FDA To Review Baby Formula In The US

HHS has launched Operation Stork Speed to improve the safety and nutritional standards of infant formula in the U.S.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
6 months ago
SF food

Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

The U.S. is reevaluating infant formula safety and nutrition for the first time since 1998.
SF food
fromABC7 Los Angeles
6 months ago

Kennedy has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

The U.S. is reevaluating infant formula safety and nutrition for the first time since 1998.
NYC parents
fromtime.com
7 months ago

Here's What Parents Need to Know After RFK Jr. Ordered a Review of Infant Formula

The FDA is reviewing infant formula nutrients for the first time in nearly 30 years to ensure safety and nutritional adequacy.
fromCbsnews
8 months ago

FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs

"Do you know and you're blatantly lying? Or do you not know, and you're just that out of touch," the chemist said of Makary's comments.
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