US EditionRecall issued for baby formulas amid toxin fears
- Wednesday, Nestle SA announced precautionary recalls after tests detected cereulide, triggering infant formula withdrawals affecting more than 60 countries from Nestle SA, Danone SA, and Groupe Lactalis.
- Lab analysis found contamination in the arachidonic acid oil , an additive formula companies use to mimic breast milk, with cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus bacteria resisting heat and filtration.
- Detecting and proving cases is difficult because toxin traces may be missing or too low, and Ms Monika Ehling‑Schulz says incidence is nearly 100 per cent in outbreaks causing nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea.
- French health authorities opened a probe after a baby died following recalled milk consumption, while manufacturers say there are no confirmed illnesses and Philipp Navratil, Chief Executive Officer, apologised for parental concern.
- Analysts at Jefferies estimate the recalls will cost US$1.9 billion, though Nestle said affected formulas represent under 0.5 per cent of sales and rivals risk reputational damage.
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Picot infant formula recall prompts preventive pull in Taiwan
Taipei, Jan. 22 (CNA) Taiwanese officials said Thursday that none of the Picot infant formula batches recalled overseas by French dairy giant Lactalis had been imported into the country, though a local importer has initiated a preventive recall of nearly 30,000 cans of another Lactalis product.
This is a case that Danone would have done well within a month of the presentation of his annual accounts. The Singaporean authorities have removed from the sale the infant milk Dumex Dulac 1 produced by the agri-food group led by Antoine Saint Affrique since September 2021 because of the presence of a cereulide toxin that could cause digestive disorders with a risk of complication in children and immunocompromised persons. This toxin was report…
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