Second botulism outbreak in seven months linked to Nara Organics baby formula raises questions about FDA oversight and industry safety standards
By
Bill Marler
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
A publisher's platform piece highlighting a second infant botulism outbreak linked to Nara Organics baby formula containing whole milk powder, with three cases in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The article criticizes the FDA and the formula industry for failing to address contamination risks in powdered infant formula, particularly from whole milk powder, and questions why products remain on shelves despite recurring safety failures.
Key quotes
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For the second time in seven months, the implicated ingredient is whole milk powder.
And for the second time in seven months, the product was sitting on the shelf at Target when parents reached for it.
All three babies — between two and five months old — were hospitalized.
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