Baby food recall: Aptamil and Milumil affected in Austria

Poisoning with toxin cereulide suspected

According to the information, children in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies showed symptoms of the disease. They had consumed milk powder from the batches affected by the recall and then showed symptoms like those in one Poisoning with the toxin cereulide appear.

Some children also have infections seasonal viruses have been detected that are currently circulating widely, the health authority said. Monitoring shows no unusual increase in reports from hospitals and health services for this time of year about vomiting in children under a year. Authorities want to further investigate the incidents to limit any potential impact on public health.

Recall of baby food in Austria

In coordination with the food regulatory authority, Danone has approved certain production batches of Aptamil and Milumil recalled in Austria – against the background of the updated recommendations on the cereulide threshold. Due to a possible cross-border trade in baby food from Germany to Austria also in Germany sold production batches recalled.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) set maximum levels on Monday for a toxin that is sometimes found in milk powder. There had previously been recalls in several countries. Efsa stated that a Concentration of more than 0.054 micrograms of cereulide per liter in infant milk or more than 0.1 micrograms per liter in follow-on milk “could lead to the safety values ​​being exceeded.”

The EFSA scientists proposed an acute permissible daily dose (ARfD) of 0.014 micrograms per kilogram of body weight for cereulide in infants. “This recommendation is intended to help risk managers in the EU decide when products need to be withdrawn from the market as a precautionary measure for public health reasons,” the Italy-based authority said in a statement. In light of evolving regulatory guidance – including the latest scientific advice from EFSA on precautionary thresholds for cereulide in infant formula – Danone is now recalling additional batches of baby formula.

Raw materials from China are likely to be the cause

Numerous infant formula manufacturers, including next to Nestlé auch Danone und Lactalishave issued infant milk recalls in more than 60 countries since the end of 2025 due to a risk of cereulide contamination. The background is a contaminated oil from a supplier from China that was used as an ingredient in the milk powders.