French, Swiss food giants Danone and Nestlé have also recalled batches of infant formula in recent weeks due to poisoning fears.
Published on January 22, 2026
French dairy product giant Lactalis has announced a recall of batches of infant formula in France and more than a dozen other countries after worrying batches were contaminated with the toxin.
The announcement on Wednesday came after Swiss dairy corporation Nestlé recalled infant formula in nearly 60 countries since the beginning of the month.
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Lactalis is “voluntarily recalling six batches of Picot infant milk available in pharmacies and mass retail due to the presence of ceruleide in an ingredient supplied by a supplier”, the company said, referring to the toxin that can cause diarrhea and vomiting.
“We are fully aware that this information may cause concern among parents of young children,” the company said.
Outside France, the recall affects Australia, Chile, China, Colombia, Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Spain, Madagascar, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Peru, Georgia, Greece, Kuwait, Czech Republic and Taiwan, a company spokesman told AFP news agency.
The recall involves “a few batches” of formula in each country, the spokesman said.
The company said that the French authorities have not made “any claim or any report related to the use of these products”.
Recalls have rocked the infant formula industry in recent weeks.
Authorities in Singapore on Saturday recalled Dumex baby formula, a brand owned by French food company Danone, as well as batches of Nestlé formula.
The Singapore Food Agency said it has ordered a precautionary recall of batches of Danone’s Thai-origin Dumex Dulac 1 and Nestlé’s Swiss-origin NAN HA1 Suprempro after cereulide was found.
Danone said authorities had only blocked “a few pallets” of Dumex, indicating they were not yet on the shelves of retail outlets.
Like Lactalis, Nestlé has issued a recall since January because of cereulide, a bacterial substance that can cause illness.
Nestlé France said it was carrying out a “preventive and voluntary recall” of some portions of its Guigoz and Nidal infant formulas after new tests revealed the possible presence of cereulide.
French health authorities said on Tuesday that an investigation was underway after the death of a baby who drank milk from a batch recalled by Nestlé, although at this stage no link has been established between its consumption and the death.
In 2018, Lactalis was at the center of a salmonella outbreak and subsequent scandal in which the company was accused of trying to cover up the outbreak, leading to the recall of 12 million tins of baby formula from more than 80 countries.