Overview
- Nara Organics agreed to a nationwide recall of its Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula after the FDA recommended the action on Saturday following an epidemiologic link to illnesses.
- Three infants aged two to five months in California, Pennsylvania and Washington were hospitalized with type A botulinum toxin between April and May and were treated with the antitoxin BabyBIG.
- The CDC has told caregivers to stop using opened cans, photograph and record lot and use‑by information, retain containers for possible testing, and watch infants for constipation, poor feeding, weak cry, loss of head control, or breathing trouble.
- Federal officials say the formula was manufactured in Europe and distributed nationally through Target stores, Target.com and Nara.com from July 2025 to June 2026, and the product accounts for less than 1% of U.S. formula sales so shortages are not expected.
- The recall has intensified regulatory and legal scrutiny after a November 2025 whole‑milk‑powder linked outbreak, and investigators are testing samples now with results expected in the coming weeks as public health partners continue their probe.