Baby formula makers face fresh scrutiny over mass recall
Urgent warning as food giant recalls baby formula products over food poisoning toxin
Food giants Nestle and Danone are facing renewed scrutiny over their handling of infant formula contamination, following reports from French, Belgian, and Swiss public media outlets.
A joint inquiry alleges Nestle delayed informing European authorities about cereulide, a toxin from a Chinese ingredient, which can cause vomiting and diarrhoea and poses particular risks to infants.
Nestle denies the allegations, stating it acted with full transparency, cooperated with authorities, and followed a strict process before launching public recalls from 5 January after detecting the toxin in late November.
Media outlets claim Nestle conducted “silent” withdrawals in Austria and Germany from 24 December, and Danone products were withdrawn in January before public recalls, an allegation Nestle strongly contests.
French prosecutors in Bordeaux and Angers have ruled out a link between infant deaths and the recalled formula products, with another investigation transferred to Paris.
