became ill<\/a> in April and May in California, Pennsylvania and Washington after consuming Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered infant formula, which is also sold on Nara.com, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.<\/p>\nThey were hospitalized and treated with the FDA-approved treatment for infant botulism, the agency said.<\/p>\n
Infant botulism is a rare but serious illness that occurs in babies under age 1, whose gut microbiomes are immature. It is caused when infants consume bacteria with spores that produce a toxin in the gut. <\/p>\n
Symptoms include constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids, weak muscle tone, difficulty swallowing and breathing problems, among others.<\/p>\n
Babies who develop those symptoms need immediate medical attention. The sole treatment is BabyBIG, an IV medication made from blood plasma of people immunized against botulism.<\/p>\n
Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula makes up less than 1% of all infant formula sold in the United States, and the outbreak does not create shortage concerns for parents and caregivers, the FDA said.<\/p>\n
People who have the formula are urged to stop using it immediately, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a statement. The formula is manufactured in Europe but sold only in the U.S., it added. <\/p>\n
The CDC recommended that anyone with an opened can take a picture, record the lot number and use-by date and watch their infants for symptoms. <\/p>\n
\u201cLabel it \u2018DO NOT USE\u2019 and keep it stored in a safe place away from other items you feed your baby for at least a month,\u201d the CDC said. \u201cIf no symptoms appear after a month, throw the leftover formula away.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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