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France reduced the cereulide toxin limit in infant formula to 0.014 µg/kg after recalls in 60+ countries linked to contamination from a Chinese ingredient supplier.
- Lowering the allowable cereulide level, the French farm ministry announced Jan 31, from 0.03 to 0.014 micrograms per kg to protect infants.
- After tests linked contamination to China-based ingredients, recalls in over 60 countries revealed how a single compromised ingredient from Cabio Biotech affected Nestle, Danone, and Lactalis.
- French investigators said tests for cereulide are requested because all stakeholders are concerned, but no direct link to two infant deaths has been established yet, according to Francois Vigneau.
- The move may prompt more withdrawals as consumer group foodwatch filed a criminal complaint on Jan 29 for eight families alleging delayed warnings, while Nestle said it followed standard procedures amid EU regulatory gaps.
- Following the European Union meeting , France anticipates updated European Food Safety Authority guidance due February 2, 2026, as the European Commission requested EFSA set cereulide standards for children’s products.
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France tightens infant formula rules after toxin scare
France has said it will impose stricter limits on the acceptable level of a toxin called cereulide in infant formula after potentially contaminated products were recalled in over 60 countries.
All manufacturers of infant milk in the territory have been informed and will have to comply with this stricter limit.
France tightens infant milk rules after recalls
PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) – France has lowered the safety limit for cereulide toxin in infant formula, aiming to strengthen protections after several major groups ordered worldwide recalls over contamination concerns, the farm ministry said on Saturday. Cereulide, which can cause nausea and vomiting, has been detected in ingredients from a factory in China supplying a large number of baby formula makers including Nestle, Danone and Lactalis, tri…
Several industrialists point to a supplier of Chinese ingredient, whose oil is said to have been contaminated.
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