Environmental Health Recalls and Alerts
This page provides links to information gathered from press releases, other public alerts, and certain recalls from the California Department of Public Health. See the California Department of Public Health website link below for a more complete listing.
Information regarding additional food recalls, retail distribution lists, and links to other food recall information may be found below.
Recall Alert: Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula Recall
6/17/2026
The Ventura County Environmental Health Division (EHD) is alerting retailers and the public about a recall of Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula due to a potential link to cases of infant botulism. EHD has notified local retailers that may carry this product and instructed retailers to not sell, distribute, or use these products, and ensure any surfaces or storage areas that may have come into contact with them are cleaned and sanitized.
Read the “Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Powdered Infant Formula” alert on the CDC website for additional information.
Alert: Kratom
The Ventura County Environmental Health Division (EHD), in collaboration with Ventura County Public Health (VCPH), is warning the public and retailers about the dangers of kratom-derived Products and 7-OH being sold in retail stores.
Both EHD and VCPH have notified local tobacco retailers and food facilities that the sale and marketing of kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products for consumption is illegal in California. This notice to retailers and alert to the public align with recent communications from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
Learn more from Ventura County Public Health and California Department of Public Health below.