Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain.

California is the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other foods.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

A new study finds that popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show new promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders.

New measles cases in South Carolina are falling, but upcoming spring break travel worries state epidemiologist. “This is not over yet," she said.

South Carolina’s measles outbreak – which has put hundreds in quarantine – continues to grow. Here's how it happened.

The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays.

Company and federal officials said the Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly 2024 listeria food poisoning outbreak is back in business.

The South Carolina measles outbreak is far from over. With Tuesday's update, it has surpassed the number of cases in last year’s deadly outbreak in Texas. Here's how it happened.

Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be linked to the outbreak of botulism in ByHeart formula that has sickened dozens of babies.

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A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families.

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.

Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.

Federal health officials have expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula to include any illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022.

An infant botulism outbreak has sickened at least 39 babies across the U.S. and underscored the crucial role of a medication that treats the rare disease.

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The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.

The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of ...

At least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected.

The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of ...

The makers of ByHeart baby formula said laboratory tests confirmed that some samples were contaminated with the type of bacteria has sickened more than 30 babies in a growing infant botulism outbreak.

Health officials say at least 31 babies in 15 states have been treated for botulism as an outbreak tied to ByHeart formula continues to grow.

The parents of two babies who were sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula are suing the company.

Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday. The move comes days after some batches were recalled amid an expanding outbreak of infant botulism.

California health officials say tests show that ByHeart baby formula linked to a botulism outbreak contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin that has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 st...

A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states.

The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months.

Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead.

Scientists have identified molecules from blood and urine that may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultraprocessed foods.

Health officials are urging vigilance as reports of bird flu cases in humans appear to have stopped.

U.S. health officials are pushing to get artificial colors out of the nation's food supply. Sensient Technologies Corp. is one of the world's largest dyemakers.