Overview
- Nestlé has pulled multiple Guigoz and Nidal infant-formula references in roughly 60 countries, including 835,000 boxes in France.
- The recall followed detection of the heat‑resistant cereulide toxin, linked to Bacillus cereus, in an oil ingredient used at the Boué plant.
- Journalistic investigations report about 60 poison‑control calls and parental accounts of vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and hospitalizations in infants.
- French health authorities say no link has been established between the reported cases and the formulas, while a reported infant death is under investigation with results expected next week.
- Reports highlight an approximately 10‑day gap between confirmation of contamination on December 26 and a wider January 5 recall; Nestlé says it halted distribution immediately and launched a preventive recall in coordination with authorities.