The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is advising that individual packs of ‘Aptamil 1 From Birth First’ infant milk from a specific batch which was subject to a recall by Danone last week due to the potential presence of cereulide, were sold via the Boots.ie website for online sales.
The FSAI is advising parents, guardians and caregivers who may have the recalled product at home not to feed them to their infant or young child. The implicated products were manufactured in Ireland by Danone and exported to a number of EU countries, the UK and third countries.
However, due to indirect distribution to Ireland from the UK, the implicated packs were sold via the Boots.ie website for online sales.
The product and batch being recalled is as follows:
Aptamil 1 From Birth First Infant Milk
Pack Size:800g
Expiry date: 31-10-2026
The FSAI is advising parents, guardians and caregivers who may have the recalled product at home not to feed it to their infant or young child. If no symptoms are displayed, nothing further needs to be done. If a parent, guardian or caregiver is concerned about the health of their infant or young child, they should contact a healthcare professional.
The FSAI advises that cereulide toxin may be pre-formed in a food and is extremely heat resistant. Consumption of foods containing cereulide toxin can lead to nausea and severe vomiting. Symptoms can appear within five hours. The duration of illness is usually 6 to 24 hours.
This recall is associated with a contaminated raw ingredient which was also implicated in the recent recalls of some batches of infant formula and follow-on formula. An ingredient, ARA oil, which was manufactured in China, was contaminated with cereulide and added as an ingredient in base powder used to make infant formula and follow-on formula. Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which can cause food poisoning.
The FSAI and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who regulate the Danone manufacturing facilities in Ireland, continue to engage with Danone to ensure that all food safety measures are being taken to protect consumers.
Danone is advising customers to contact its Aptamil Careline team on 1800 22 1234 if they have any queries regarding this recall.
For more information, please see the food alert.