The article doesnt contain any detail, so if anyone else is curious:
Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of Bacillus cereus, a common environmental bacterium found in soil, dust, and raw agricultural materials.
Cereulide acts on cells’ mitochondria and can cause rapid-onset symptoms like vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea.
During manufacturing, raw ingredients used in baby formula such as oils (e.g., arachidonic acid, or ARA oil) or dry powders can be contaminated with spores of B. cereus or pre-formed cereulide.
Because spores and the toxin survive processing, they must be prevented by testing ingredients before inclusion.
Long running story already.
What the report doesn't say is that it looks like that affected product batches were manufactured or manufactured with ingredients coming from China.
It is a shame for Nestle to have to import ingredients from China for such simple products anyway. It's the greed at topest level.
God thanks, there is already a large withdrawal action happening, initiated a few days ago: Im always wondering why it takes them so long to find out and inform the public?
The article doesnt contain any detail, so if anyone else is curious:
Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of Bacillus cereus, a common environmental bacterium found in soil, dust, and raw agricultural materials.
Cereulide acts on cells’ mitochondria and can cause rapid-onset symptoms like vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea.
During manufacturing, raw ingredients used in baby formula such as oils (e.g., arachidonic acid, or ARA oil) or dry powders can be contaminated with spores of B. cereus or pre-formed cereulide.
Because spores and the toxin survive processing, they must be prevented by testing ingredients before inclusion.
Long running story already. What the report doesn't say is that it looks like that affected product batches were manufactured or manufactured with ingredients coming from China.
It is a shame for Nestle to have to import ingredients from China for such simple products anyway. It's the greed at topest level.
AFAIK this story started in France, and has been going on for a while already in multiple countries.
e.g. here is the recall in Flanders,Belgium,for 2026-01-05, so more than a month ago:
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/01/05/nestle-nan-babyvoedi...
Here is one English source about the deaths in France:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-nestl...
God thanks, there is already a large withdrawal action happening, initiated a few days ago: Im always wondering why it takes them so long to find out and inform the public?
Didn't this happen once before with nestle baby formula in Africa years/decades ago?
a similar (?) scandal happened in China, for which 2 people faced execution, alongside some very lengthy prison sentences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal
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