Nestlé, the largest publicly held food company in the world, has confirmed it is recalling more baby formula – 800g packs of SMA Advanced First Infant Milk – after other recalls last month
05:46, 04 Feb 2026Updated 05:50, 04 Feb 2026
A dad feeds his baby daughter (file image)(Image: Getty Images)
A fresh batch of a Nestlé baby formula has been added to a product recall following the discovery of a food poisoning toxin.
The food giant recalled several batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula in January amid concerns they contained the cereulide toxin, which can cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps if consumed.
On Friday, the Food Standard Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed arachidonic acid (ARA) oil, which plays an important role in infant development and is added to formula to ensure non-breastfed babies receive it, was the affected ingredient.
The latest batch to be recalled is 800g packs of SMA Advanced First Infant Milk with a best before date of December 2027 and marked 53390346AB. The FSA said it was only distributed in Northern Ireland.
In a statement, Nestlé said there were no confirmed reports of any illness linked to the products but it was making the product recall “out of an abundance of caution”.
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Cereulide can cause symptoms of food poisoning (file image)(Image: Getty Images)
Other Nestlé products affected by the recall include: SMA Advanced Follow-On Milk; SMA Anti Reflux; SMA Alfamino; SMA First Infant Milk; SMA Little Steps First Infant Milk; SMA Comfort and SMA Lactose Free.
On January 23, Danone also recalled a batch of its Aptamil baby formula product over concerns it could contain cereulide. At the time, the FSA said only one batch sold in the UK was affected, but additional batches in other countries were also affected.
It emerged last week that the contamination that led to both recalls originated from a shared, third-party, ingredient supplier. The FSA urged people with any affected products to stop using them, switch to an alternative and contact their GP or NHS 111 if their baby has already consumed the formula.
If formula is prescribed, parents should speak to a pharmacist or doctors before switching, the FSA said. More detail about which batches have been recalled can be found on food.gov.uk or on the Nestle website.
Last month, the company said several batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies. Then, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said affected batches may contain the cereulide toxin which can cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps, if consumed. Nestlé apologised to customers but said there had been no confirmed reports of any related illness so far.
The problem was caused by an ingredient provided by a leading supplier, it added. Jane Rawling, head of incidents at the FSA, said at the time: “FSA’s advice is that parents, guardians and caregivers should not feed infants or young children with these products.”