The manufacturer uses milk from 100 contract farmers who supply it with more than a million liters of milk every day.
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Officials with Nara Organics continue to refuse to report the manufacturer of their infant formula, which has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism.
However, a German company’s website reveals that Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH — also known by its brand name Elb-Milch, a subsidiary of the Krüger Group — is the manufacturer of Nara Organics infant formula.
The German Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH has been part of the Krüger Group since 1991, according to the Krüger website. Krüger specializes in the production of infant nutrition, coffee whitener, basic cocoa and cappuccino products, sweeteners, milk powder and special products for the food industry.
The manufacturer uses milk from 100 contract farmers who supply Milchwerke Mittelelbe with more than a million liters of milk every day.
The outbreak of infant botulism has sickened three babies from California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. They ranged in age from 2 to 5 months old when their illness began. All three consumed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula.
All three infants have been hospitalized and treated with BabyBIG®, the FDA-approved treatment for infant botulism. No deaths have been reported.
The California Department of Public Health reported that the infections are among infants who wer