Botulinum poisoning linked to infant formula sold in Vietnam

Formula milk has the risk of causing botulism poisoning. This product is sold on e-commerce platforms in Vietnam.

Neonatal botulism linked to formula

On the evening of November 20, the Department of Food Safety, Ministry of Health sent an official dispatch to the health departments of provinces and cities under the Central Government, the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City; and the food safety and hygiene departments of provinces and cities, stating that on November 19, 2025, the system of international food safety agencies (INFOSAN) announced the case of botulinum poisoning in infants taking place in the US, related to the consumption of contaminated ByHeart Whole nutrition infant formula.

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As of November 17, 2025, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 23 suspected and confirmed cases across 13 states, all of whom have required hospitalization.

Parents and caregivers in the US are advised to immediately stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products, including all lot numbers, all can sizes, and single-serve packages.

Currently, ByHeart Inc., USA (manufacturer) is voluntarily recalling all batches of ByHeart Whole nutrition infant formula on the market.

To ensure consumer health, the Food Safety Department requests the Department of Health and the Food Safety Department to review the registration of declarations and self-declarations for the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula product manufactured by ByHeart Inc., USA.

Work with the company that announced the ByHeart Whole nutrition infant formula product (if any), request the company to notify distributors and consumers to stop using the product and recall it according to the manufacturer's recommendations, report (quantity imported, quantity sold, quantity remaining) and propose measures to handle these product batches.

Inform consumers not to use all batches of ByHeart Whole nutrition infant formula.

According to the latest update from the World Health Organization, as of November 19, 2025, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 31 suspected and confirmed cases of botulinum poisoning in infants after using ByHeart Whole nutrition formula milk products.

This product has been licensed and sold on a number of e-commerce platforms in Vietnam.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ngo-doc-botulinum-lien-quan-sua-cho-tre-so-sinh-co-ban-tai-viet-nam-185251120221446902.htm