Overview
- UK regulators confirmed a recall of Aptamil First Infant Formula 800g, batch code 31-10-2026 with a best-before date of October 31, 2026, advising caregivers not to use it and to obtain refunds.
- The Food Standards Agency advised parents to contact a GP or NHS 111 if concerned, noting cereulide can trigger rapid-onset nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps and is not reliably destroyed by normal preparation.
- Irish authorities said the implicated products were manufactured in Ireland but not sold there, and notified the European Commission after tracing contamination to ARA oil produced in China and used in base powder.
- The issue spans multiple brands, with earlier Nestlé recalls in numerous countries, Lactalis batch withdrawals in France, and Teva Israel recalling a limited Nutrilon Stage 1 batch under revised European exposure thresholds.
- French officials are examining two infant deaths involving recalled formula with no causal link established to date, and Belgian authorities reported one illness tied to a Nestlé product with the baby recovering.