U.S. infant formula recall expanded amid widening infant botulism outbreak


LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The recall of ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula in the United States has been expanded to include all products, as infant botulism cases continued to rise across multiple states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

As of Monday, 15 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism had been reported from 12 states, according to an update from the CDC's official website, while laboratory confirmation is still underway for several cases.

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