Powdered Whole Milk Under Scrutiny in Infant Botulism Outbreak
Powdered whole milk — a commonly used dairy ingredient in products such as infant formula — has emerged as a potential source of contamination in a major botulism outbreak linked to ByHeart brand formula, prompting intensified testing and safety concerns in the dairy supply chain. U.S. health authorities say testing by the Food and Drug…
Infant Dies After Drinking Milk Mixed with Contaminated Water
In a heartbreaking incident in Bhagirathpura, Indore, a five- to six-month-old baby boy died after being fed packaged milk mixed with contaminated tap water, as residents in the locality grapple with a severe outbreak of waterborne illness linked to unsafe municipal drinking water. (turn0search14) The infant, Avyaan Sahu, was born on 8 July 2025 after…
Depriving baby of mom’s milk amounts to culpable homicide’
Observing that kidnapping a newborn and keeping the infant away from mother’s milk is akin to “depriving the child of oxygen”, and thereby proves charges of culpable homicide, the Thane sessions court convicted and sentenced a couple and one other person to 5.6 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court was hearing a 2018 case of abduction of…