9th February 2026
Some infant formula products have recently been recalled. This is because they might contain a harmful toxin called cereulide, which causes food poisoning with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a series of food alerts since Monday 5 January 2026, detailing a range of different formula milks contaminated with, or potentially contaminated with, the toxin cereulide.
The alerts are as follows:
- 5 January: Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula as a precaution because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin)
- 9 January: Update 1 – Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula as a precaution because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin)
- 24 January: Danone recalls Aptamil First Infant Formula because cereulide (toxin) has been found in this batch
- 3 February: Update 1 – Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula as a precaution because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin)
- 3 February: Update 2: Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula because of the presence of cereulide (toxin)
- 4 February: Update 3: Nestlé recalls several SMA Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula because of the presence of cereulide (toxin)
- 6 February: Danone recalls several Aptamil and Cow & Gate First Infant Milk and Follow on Milk formula products because of the possible presence of cereulide (toxin)
See this news page from the FSA which provides all the alerts on one webpage: Infant formula recalls | FSA.
Brands of Danone, Nestle and other manufacturers of formula milk are being recalled in many countries, not just the UK.
The concern is that certain batches of a range of different types of Danone formula milks sold in the UK under the ‘Aptamil’ and ‘Cow & Gate’ brands, and certain batches of a range of different types of Nestlé formula milks sold in the UK under the ‘SMA’ and ‘Little Steps’ brand names, are either known to be contaminated or may be contaminated with a toxin called cereulide which causes food poisoning.
The symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps very shortly after consumption.
The FSA alerts list all of the affected formula milk products and the batch numbers and where these can be found on the product packaging.
First Steps Nutrition Trust information
First Steps Nutrition Trust has produced a leaflet with the latest updates on the recalled infant formula, as well as advice for parents and carers, and also advice for health professionals.
- On the 2nd page of the document is a list of first infant formula products and brands that have not yet been affected by the recalls. (First Steps Nutrition Trust thought it may be helpful for people who have only used one brand to know what the other brand names are, when they are looking at the shops, or searching online, or however they access their formula, to know what names to look for.)
- On pages 4-6 (the last 3 pages) is the consolidated list of all of the product names, brands, pack size, best before dates and batch numbers (where available) of recalled products – grouped according to product category, with first infant formulas listed first.
For more information, please contact Dr Vicky Sibson [email protected]
