Overview
- France set a new safety threshold of 0.014 micrograms of cereulide per kilogram of body weight, reduced from 0.03, with officials cautioning that more withdrawals could follow.
- The UK Food Standards Agency confirmed cereulide in some Nestlé SMA products and identified arachidonic acid (ARA) oil as the contaminated ingredient from a shared supplier.
- Investigations point to ARA oil manufactured in China, with Cabio Biotech named in reports as the supplier under scrutiny by European authorities.
- Danone’s targeted actions expanded, with German notices showing at least three Aptamil batches from 2025 withdrawn and the federal watchdog highlighting affected lots.
- Singapore recalled two additional Dumex batches and reported three mild cases that recovered, while France continues probes into two infant deaths with no established causal link to the formulas.