French firm Lactalis latest to recall baby formula amid contamination scare

French, Swiss food giants Danone and Nestle have also recalled infant formula batches in recent weeks over toxin fears.Published On 22 Jan 2026French dairy product giant Lactalis has announced a recall of batches of infant formula in France and more than a dozen other countries over worries batches have been contaminated by a toxin.The announcement on Wednesday follows the recall of infant formula by Swiss dairy corporation Nestle in almost 60 countries since the beginning of the month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Nestle CEO fired over undisclosed affairlist 2 of 4Nestle accused of risking babies’ health in Africalist 3 of 4‘Surveillance pricing’: Why you might be paying more than your neighbourlist 4 of 4The Age of Water: How radioactivity is costing lives in a Mexican townend of listLactalis “is proceeding with a voluntary recall of six batches of Picot infant milk, available in pharmacies and mass retail, due to the presence of cereulide in an ingredient supplied by a supplier”, the company said, referring to the toxin that can cause diarrhoea 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, the Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Spain, Madagascar, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Peru, Georgia, Greece, Kuwait, the Czech Republic and Taiwan, a spokesperson for the company told the AFP news agency.The recall involves “a few batches” of formula in each of the countries, the spokesperson said.The company said the French authorities had not signalled “any claim nor any report related to the consumption of these products”.The infant formula industry has been rocked by recalls in recent weeks.Authorities in Singapore on Saturday recalled Dumex baby formula, a brand owned by French food giant Danone, as well as batches of Nestle formula.The ‍ Singapore Food Agency said it ordered the precautionary recall of a batch of Danone’s Thai-origin Dumex Dulac 1 and Nestle’s Swiss-origin NAN HA1 SupremePro after detecting cereulide.