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Botulism
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A Strongly Worded Letter Will Not Keep Botulism Out of a Baby’s Bottle
By Bill Marler
Today the FDA called on the infant formula industry to do a better job guarding against contaminants that come in through their supply chains. Read that again. Called on. Not required. Not ordered.…
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WHAT IS BOTULISM?
By Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum.[1] Unlike Clostridium perfringens, which requires the ingestion of large numbers of viable cells to…
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Nara’s Infant Formula Botulism Outbreak Grows to Four — and the Reassurance That Didn’t Age Well
By Bill Marler
On July 6, 2026, the CDC and FDA updated their joint investigation of the infant botulism outbreak linked to Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. A fourth infant has…
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What is Infant Botulism and Clostridium Botulinum?
By Bill Marler
Clostridium botulinum is an obligate anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus whose primary, native habitat is the soil.[1] The bacterium that thrives in low-oxygen environments and produces botulinum neurotoxin, one of the most lethal…
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Marler Clark retained to investigate link between infant’s illness and Nara Botulism Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Nara Organics Powdered Infant Formula was distributed nationally across Target retail stores, Target.com, and Nara.com between July 2025 and June 2026. Nara Infant Formula is not distributed outside of the…
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Thurston County Washington Infant linked to Nara Organics Botulism Outbreak
By Bill Marler
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), and officials in three other states are investigating…
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Voluntary Recall of all Nara Organics Infant Formula – Botulism Risk
By Bill Marler
From Nara Organics: The health of all babies is our first priority, and for that reason, we’re issuing a voluntary recall for all cans of Nara Organics infant formula currently available in…
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A Can of Baby Formula Shouldn’t Cause Botulism — But It Just Did, Twice in Seven Months
By Bill Marler
In just seven months, we have had two outbreaks of infant botulism tied to powdered formula made with whole milk powder. First ByHeart in November 2025 — 48 sick babies in 17 states. Then Nara…
Botulism Blog
Another Botulism Outbreak tied to Formula
By Bill Marler
Nara Organics Powdered Infant Formula was distributed nationally across Target retail stores, Target.com, and Nara.com between July 2025 and June 2026. Nara Infant Formula is not distributed outside of the…
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What is Infant Botulism and Clostridium Botulinum?
By Bill Marler
Clostridium botulinum is an obligate anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive bacillus whose primary, native habitat is the soil.[1] The bacterium that thrives in low-oxygen environments and produces botulinum neurotoxin, one of the most lethal…