san francisco — Nara Organics recalled its organic baby formula sold nationwide in Target stores and online on Saturday after multiple states… Outbreak of food poisoning in infantsFederal authorities said.
Three children aged 2 to 5 months He became ill Nara Organics’ organic full-fat infant formula powder, which is also sold on Nara.com, was approved in April and May in California, Pennsylvania and Washington, the FDA said.
They were hospitalized and treated with a treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for infant botulism, the agency said.
Infant botulism is a rare but serious disease that occurs in children younger than one year old, whose intestinal microbiota is immature. It occurs when infants consume bacteria containing spores that produce a toxin in the intestines.
Symptoms include constipation, malnutrition, drooping eyelids, muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, breathing problems, and more.
Children who exhibit these symptoms need immediate medical care. The only treatment is BabyBIG, an intravenous medication made from the blood plasma of people who are immune to food poisoning.
Nara Organics organic whole milk infant formula makes up less than 1% of all infant formula sold in the United States, and the outbreak does not raise shortage concerns among parents and caregivers, the FDA said.
The US Centers for Disease Control said in a statement that it urges people who have the combination to stop using it immediately. She added that the formula is manufactured in Europe but is sold only in the United States.
The CDC recommended that anyone with an open stoma take a photo, record the batch number and date of use, and monitor their infants for symptoms.
“Mark it ‘do not use’ and keep it stored in a safe place away from other items you feed your child for at least a month,” the CDC said. “If no symptoms appear after a month, discard remaining formula.”