US EditionEU Steps up Border Checks on Baby Milk Ingredient From China
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Cereulide toxin was detected in infant milks after the death of several infants. It was present in an ingredient imported from China, ARA oil.
Danone and Nestlé have to call back dozens of batches of baby food. An EU authority discovers a bacterial poison in an ingredient. The scandal has consequences.
On Thursday, the customs authorities of the European Union countries will have to control half of the shipments of oil rich in arachidonic acid from China. This product "probably poses a serious risk to human health" is suspected of having contaminated infant milk. An investigation is under way in France to determine the causes of the deaths of three babies who have consumed milk covered by the recalls. - Contaminated infant milk: Brussels stren…
Times of Malta
EU steps up border checks on baby milk ingredient from China
The EU has imposed tighter border controls on imports of a baby milk ingredient from China after it was singled out as the source of a major contamination scare, according to a text published Wednesday.The toxin cereulide, which can cause nausea and diarrhoea, was first detected in December in batches of formula containing arachidonic acid...
As of Thursday, customs will have to control 50% of shipments arriving in the EU and originating from China of the toxin originating from the large recalls of infant milks, cereulide.
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