The tainted baby formula crisis has spread from Swiss food producer Nestlé to French rival Danone and dairy group Lactalis. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Lactalis has withdrawn six batches of Picot-brand baby formula from the transalpine market after the presence of cereulide was detected in an ingredient from a supplier. This toxin, produced by bacteria, can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. + Read about a management meltdown at Nestlé It was cereulide that led to the recall of batches of Nestlé products. In Switzerland, Hochdorf also had to do the same with about 10,000 packages of a goat milk powder from the brand Bimbosan. On Saturday, the Singapore Food Authority, for its part, ordered the withdrawal from the market of baby formula of the Dumex brand, which was acquired by Danone in 2022. Cereulide was reportedly detected in two other products. Probably same supplier Danone's products may contain raw material from the same source as the ...
