Singapore Stops Sale of Nestlé NAN Baby Formula Laced With Toxin

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has ordered a halt to the sale of five batches of Nestlé’s infant and follow-on formulas as a precaution while checking for the presence of cereulide toxin, The Straits Times reported.

Consumers can contact their point of purchase if they have questions about the products. (Photo: Nestlé Flickr)

The order will remain in place while investigations are carried out, the SFA and the Communicable Diseases Agency said in a joint statement.

Consumers who have bought the affected products are advised not to feed them to children, the statement added. Those whose children have consumed the products and are unwell should seek medical advice promptly.

Consumers can contact their point of purchase if they have questions about the products.

The European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed issued a notification about the infant formulas on Jan. 7, and the International Food Safety Authorities Network did the same on Jan. 8.

Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of the Bacillus cereus bacterium, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea, the statement said.