Overview
- Notifications include 24 cases in England, seven in Scotland, three in Wales, one in Northern Ireland and one in the Crown Dependencies, all after consumption of implicated batches.
- The Food Standards Agency identified ARA oil as the affected ingredient and said the contamination involved a shared third‑party supplier used by Nestlé and Danone.
- Nestlé has recalled multiple SMA infant and follow‑on formula batches, with an additional Northern Ireland batch added this week, while Danone recalled one Aptamil batch on January 24.
- Parents and carers are advised to stop using affected products, obtain refunds, seek medical advice if already consumed, and consult clinicians before switching prescribed formulas.
- Cereulide is a heat‑stable toxin that can cause rapid‑onset vomiting, cramps and diarrhoea; UKHSA advises clinical assessment with stool culture for toxigenic Bacillus cereus and cereulide testing where available.