ByHeart

Whole Nutrition

US-made formula with whole proteins, alpha-lac, and lactoferrin; no soy oil.

US · United StatesCow's milkRoutine

Ingredients

ORGANIC WHOLE MILK*
LACTOSE
ORGANIC VEGETABLE OILS (ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER, ORGANIC LOW ERUCIC RAPESEED,, ORGANIC COCONUT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER)
ORGANIC GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES°
ORGANIC LACTOSE
ALPHA-LACTALBUMIN** WHEY PROTEIN
WHEY PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE
LESS THAN 1%: LACTOFERRIN***
DHA ALGAL OIL° (SCHIZOCHYTRIUM). MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL*
VITAMIN A PALMITATE
VITAMIN D3
VITAMIN E ACETATE
VITAMIN K1. THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
RIBOFLAVIN
VITAMIN B6 HYDROCHLORIDE
VITAMIN B12. NIACINAMIDE
CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE
FOLIC ACID
BIOTIN
ASCORBIC ACID
MIXED TOCOPHEROLS
ASCORBYL PALMITATE
L-CARNITINE
INOSITOL
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE
SODIUM CITRATE
CALCIUM CARBONATE
POTASSIUM CITRATE
FERROUS SULFATE
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE
CALCIUM CHLORIDE
ZINC SULFATE
CUPRIC SULFATE
MANGANESE SULFATE
POTASSIUM IODIDE
SODIUM SELENATE
POTASSIUM BICARBONATE
CHOLINE CHLORIDE

53D

Higher estimated intake vs anchors for at least one metal.

Lab report

Detected heavy metals

Consumer Reports independent testing, March 2025 · powder concentration · article · results PDF (soft citation — CR commercial-use license remains a gate)

Lead3.5 ppb

00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)23.53

EU max (Reg 2023/915): 20 ppb cite · US: No FDA formula ML

Cadmium3.9 ppb

00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)11.76

EU max (Reg 2023/915): 10 ppb cite · US: No FDA formula ML

Aluminum1,280 ppb

00 → citeable max at ~85% (ppb)470.59

FAO/WHO MPL: 400 ppb (not EU/FDA formula ML) · US: No FDA formula ML

Metals not listed were not reported as detected in this round. Missing is not a clean bill of health. How to read these numbers →

About the screening score. This draft ranks by estimated formula-window intake vs named protective anchors (MADL / RfD / FAO-WHO where cited) — not cohort percentiles and not LeaveDuration “lifetime” math. Missing metals are listed as not tested and do not earn a purity bonus. EU 2023/915 powder maxima remain on the lab bars. HiPP Dutch Stage 1 Pb/Cd sit under those MLs and still show year-window intake here. See Learn. DO NOT treat as merged product math until James reviews.

~1-year intake listing

Estimated intake vs protective anchors

24fl oz / day

Default scenario: 24 fl oz/day × 365 days (~105.6 g powder/day at 4.4 g/fl oz). At this volume, feeding Whole Nutrition costs about $6.21/day ($186/month).

Lead135µg / 365d · 0.37 µg/day74% of CA OEHHA MADL · approaching

Inorganic Arsenic—not testedunknown · not a purity bonus

Cadmium150µg / 365d · 0.41 µg/day10% of CA OEHHA MADL (Cd) · below

Aluminum49336µg / 365d · 135 µg/day320% of FAO/WHO MPL (powder) · well above

Incomplete coverage: 3 of 4 key metals measured. Missing rows are not treated as clean.

Anchors are protective references (e.g. CA OEHHA Pb MADL 0.5 µg/day; Cd MADL 4.1 µg/day; EPA iAs RfD with disclosed 6.1 kg infant; Al FAO/WHO 400 ppb powder MPL as screening context) — not “safe/unsafe” diagnoses and not EU legal MLs. Assumptions are editable above. See Learn. Discuss with your pediatrician.

History

Recall record

2022-12

ByHeart voluntary recall

ByHeart voluntarily recalled five batches of Whole Nutrition infant formula due to potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination at a third-party packaging facility. No illnesses were reported.

FDA recall archive

2025-11

ByHeart all-product infant botulism recall

ByHeart recalled all Whole Nutrition infant formula products on November 11, 2025 after an FDA/CDC infant botulism outbreak investigation. CDC: do not use any ByHeart formula; throw it away. Investigation of the root cause continues.

FDA recall archive

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