Request to review the announcement, self-announcement of contaminated ByHeart Whole Nutrition milk causing infant poisoning

On the afternoon of November 20, the Department of Food Safety (Ministry of Health) sent a document to the Department of Health of provinces and cities; the Department of Food Safety of Ho Chi Minh City; and the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene of provinces and cities about warning about the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula milk product.

The Food Safety Department ( Ministry of Health ) has a document warning about the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula product.

According to the document, on November 19, 2025, the international food safety agency system (INFOSAN) announced an ongoing case of infant botulism poisoning in the United States related to the consumption of contaminated ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

Specifically, 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 which 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.

Notably, currently, ByHeart Inc, USA (manufacturer) is voluntarily recalling all batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula on the market.

To ensure the health of consumers, the Food Safety Department requests the above units to review the registration of declarations and self-declarations for the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula milk product manufactured by ByHeart Inc., USA; work with the company that announced the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula milk product (if any), request the company to notify distributors and consumers to stop using the product and conduct a recall according to the manufacturer's recommendations, report (quantity imported, quantity sold, quantity remaining) and propose measures to handle these product batches.

On the other hand, disseminate information to consumers to not use all batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products mentioned above. At the same time, report the handling results to the Food Safety Department before November 28, 2025.

KHANH HUY

Source: https://nhandan.vn/yeu-cau-ra-soat-ban-cong-bo-tu-cong-bo-sua-byheart-whole-nutrition-nhiem-khuoi-khien-tre-so-sinh-ngo-doc-post924692.html