Baby formula sold at Target recalled after WA infant, 2 others sickened

The Washington state Department of Health is warning consumers that a baby formula sold at Target is being recalled after a Washington infant was among three hospitalized with infant botulism.

The babies in Washington, California and Pennsylvania had been fed Nara Organics powdered infant formula.

The Food and Drug Administration notified Nara Organics late Friday with information about the three infants.

None of the formula has tested positive for C. Botulinum to date, but Nara Organics is voluntarily recalling all its products on the market.

Infant botulism is a rare but potentially fatal illness that occurs when Clostridium botulinum spores are ingested and colonize the intestinal tract, producing botulinum neurotoxins in the immature gut of infants.

A health care provider should be contacted immediately if a baby has consumed the product and develops possible symptoms of infant botulism.

The illness often starts with constipation but is usually first noticed as difficulty sucking and swallowing while feeding, a weak or altered cry and loss of muscle tone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, poor feeding and drooping eyelids, says the company announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The illness can progress to difficulty breathing.

Any surfaces and items that may have touched the recalled formula should be cleaned using hot soapy water or dishwasher.

The Nara Organics products were sold on its website, at Target and at Target.com.

Nara Organics will automatically refund all consumers who purchased formula from its website in May and June.

Target customers may return the product to the store.

Others with unused product can take a photo of the bottom of each can and fill out a refund form at nara.com/pages/refund-request-form.

The recall follows a similar recall in November 2025 of ByHeart whole nutrition infant formula after it was linked to infant botulism.

This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM.