It sounds unbelievable: Three people have died in Italy after eating seemingly harmless snacks. The cause is not a rare virus or an exotic disease—but a globally widespread (soil) bacterium that, ...

ByHeart organic infant formula is being recalled after being linked to a botulism outbreak in 12 states. Photo by: Business Wire / Associated Press Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of ...

The maker of a specialty baby formula that touted having the “cleanest ingredients” and a “Purity Award” is recalling all of its products and lots amid an ongoing, multi-state outbreak of infant ...

The number of babies hospitalized with infant botulism has increased. A total of 51 infants have now been hospitalized amid an outbreak of infant botulism, a type of severe illness caused by botulinum ...