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The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak.

ITHACA, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 10: Milk samples are transported for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on December 10, 2024 in Ithaca, New York. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week issued a federal order that requires the testing of the nation's milk supply amid increasing concerns over HPAI (a strain of the H5N1 avian flu), which has been raising alarm since it was first detected in a Texas cow. In July 2024, New York lawmakers gave $19.5 million in order to expand the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University, after avian flu was confirmed to be spreading to dairy cattle. The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herds across 15 states. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Louisiana Confirms First ‘Severe’ Case Of Bird Flu In The U.S.

A resident in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced, making it the first case in the United States.

Freshly harvested cucumbers are pictured on June 14, 2018 at the Spreewaldbauer Ricken farm in Sellendorf near Baruth, northeastern Germany, after the crop season was launched. (Photo by Patrick Pleul / dpa / AFP) / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read PATRICK PLEUL/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

CDC: Cucumber Recall Issued In 26 States Due To Salmonella Outbreak

Almost 70 people have fallen ill and 18 have been hospitalized as a result of a salmonella outbreak linked to whole fresh cucumbers sold in 26 U.S. states and some parts of Canada.

A sign announces a sale for meat at a Safeway grocery store in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Almost 10M Pounds Of Meat Recalled Due To Listeria Outbreak

BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled over 9.9 million pounds of product due to possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it on Wednesday.