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PHOENIX - A nationwide recall is underway for ByHeart baby formula after 13 infants across 10 states contracted botulism, a rare but serious illness.

Arizona is among the states where families have found the recalled formula, and pediatricians are recommending parents throw out all cans of ByHeart baby formula.

Local perspective:

Mary Van Decker, a Valley mother, was at the pediatrician with her 9-month-old, Paul, on Nov. 10. She is relieved her son has shown no symptoms after consuming the formula for months, but other families have not been so lucky.

"Kind of like helpless, you know, because it's like you think you're doing the right thing," said Hanna Everett, whose 3-month-old daughter, Piper, is hospitalized with botulism. "Especially like this formula is, like, t

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