{"id":1373,"date":"2026-02-11T20:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/1373\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:59:23","slug":"another-nestle-baby-formula-product-recalled-over-food-poisoning-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/1373\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Nestl\u00e9 baby formula product recalled over food poisoning fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nestl\u00e9, the largest publicly held food company in the world, has confirmed it is recalling more baby formula &#8211; 800g packs of SMA Advanced First Infant Milk &#8211; after other recalls last month<\/p>\n<p>05:46, 04 Feb 2026Updated 05:50, 04 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A dad feeds his baby daughter (file image)\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_family-parenthood-and-people-concept-father-feeding-little-daughter-with-baby-formula-from-bottle..jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A dad feeds his baby daughter (file image)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A dad feeds his baby daughter (file image)(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A fresh batch of a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/nestle-uk-ltd\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Nestl\u00e9<\/a> baby formula has been added to a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/product-recalls\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">product recall<\/a> following the discovery of a <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/food-poisoning\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">food poisoning<\/a> toxin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/health\/presence-food-poisoning-toxin-confirmed-36643607\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The food giant recalled several batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula<\/a> in January amid concerns they contained the cereulide toxin, which can cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps if consumed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, Nestl\u00e9 said there were no confirmed reports of any illness linked to the products but it was making the product recall &#8220;out of an abundance of caution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Have you been affected by the baby formula recalls? Contact webnews@mirror.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36660516\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/shopping-deals\/popular-bath-product-urgently-pulled-36660516\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Popular bath product urgently pulled from sale as &#8216;high risk&#8217; warning issued<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36651153\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/shopping-deals\/urgent-safety-alert-issued-bathroom-36651153\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Urgent safety alert issued for bathroom appliance due to risk of &#8216;explosion&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Close up portrait of 3 months old baby drinking\/ eating milk from the bottle.\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_GettyImages-498319653.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Cereulide can cause symptoms of food poisoning (file image)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Cereulide can cause symptoms of food poisoning (file image)(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other Nestl\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On January 23, Danone also recalled a batch of its Aptamil <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/babies\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">baby<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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 <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/nhs\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">NHS<\/a> 111 if their baby has already consumed the formula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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 <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/food.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">food.gov.uk<\/a> or on the Nestle website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/nestle-recalls-baby-formula-products-36502703\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said affected batches may contain the cereulide toxin<\/a> which can cause nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps, if consumed. Nestl\u00e9 apologised to customers but said there had been no confirmed reports of any related illness so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">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: \u201cFSA\u2019s advice is that parents, guardians and caregivers should not feed infants or young children with these products.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9, the largest publicly held food company in the world, has confirmed it is recalling more baby formula&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[422,926,199,1772,1083,1773,1774,1081],"class_list":{"0":"post-1373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nestle","8":"tag-babies","9":"tag-food-poisoning","10":"tag-nestle","11":"tag-nestle-s-a","12":"tag-nestle-uk-ltd","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-parenting","15":"tag-product-recalls"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}