The baby in the story is now healthy and playful, but her home holds reminders of a scary illness. A stuffed animal shaped like the bacteria that causes botulism and a preserved bottle of antitoxin sit beside her. The illness happened when the child drank formula from a brand that marketed itself
The health department in one U. S. state just told parents to pull a specific brand of baby formula from kitchen shelves. They say three babies in different parts of the country got sick after drinking the product. The company behind it agreed to recall every container still on store racks or in hom
A small European company, Nara Organics, has pulled its Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula from shelves across the country. The move comes after three infants in California, Pennsylvania and Washington fell ill with a rare but dangerous disease called infant botulism. The babies were between two and
A groundbreaking device called OvaReady is changing the game in fertility treatments. It uses AutoIVF technology to spot eggs that often go unnoticed with traditional methods. In over half of the cases, it successfully finds these hidden eggs. This could mean better chances for couples struggling wi
In 2020, the Food Additives and Flavourings Panel (FAF Panel) took a fresh look at citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (known as E 472c). Alongside this, they reviewed similar substances like acetic and tartaric acid esters (E 472a, b, d, e, f). The FAF Panel was later asked
