botulism

Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that ByHeart’s infant formula might be contaminated with spores that cause botulism, the FDA said.

The UK Health Security Agency recently linked 41 confirmed cases of botulism to the use of an unlicensed toxin bought from beauticians over the summer.

Earlier this year, a sudden outbreak of botulism across England left dozens of young women in hospital, some partially paralysed, after being injected with black-market Korean toxin sold by beauticians as a Botox-style treatment.

Other symptoms of botulism can include droopy eyelids, double vision and weak facial muscles.

But when her condition deteriorated over the following days, Ms Bailey rushed back to hospital where this time she was told she had botulism, a rare but life-threatening condition caused by a bacterium.