Nestlé extends recall of baby formula in Ireland to include another product

Eva Osborne

Nestlé is extending its recent product recall in Ireland to include an additional batch of its SMA First Infant Milk.

This recall is associated with a contaminated raw ingredient, which was also implicated in the recent recalls of some batches of infant formula and follow-on formula.

An ingredient, ARA oil, which was manufactured in China, was contaminated with cereulide and added as an ingredient in base powder used to make infant formula and follow-on formula. Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which can cause food poisoning.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is advising parents, guardians, and caregivers who may have the recalled products at home not to feed them to their infant or young child.

At this time, there is no indication that this incident has resulted in illness in Ireland.

The product and batch being recalled is as follows:

SMA First Infant Milk; pack size: 800g

Batch Code: 53390346AB

Expiry Date: December 2027

If no symptoms are displayed by a child who has consumed the product, nothing further needs to be done. If a parent, guardian, or caregiver is concerned about the health of their infant or young child, they should contact a healthcare professional.

The FSAI advises that cereulide toxin may be pre-formed in a food and is extremely heat resistant. Consumption of foods containing cereulide toxin can lead to nausea and severe vomiting.

Symptoms can appear within five hours. The duration of illness is usually six to 24 hours.

Nestlé is advising its customers who have purchased any of these batches to contact it via its online form, sharing a photo of the product, and the batch code here.