The following batches should now be returned: Aptamil Pronutra Pre, 1.2kg: best before date 11/19/2026, Aptamil Pronutra 1 DE, 800g: best before date 11/10/2026, Aptamil Profutura Pre D, 800g: best before date 04/20/2027 and 04/30/2027.
If parents have products from the four batches mentioned above in stock, Danone asked them not to continue feeding the products but to return them to where they were purchased. The purchase price will be refunded even without presentation of the receipt. Of course you will receive a replacement for it. Parents can contact consumer service and the Aptacare expert team for this and any other questions, Danone said.
The NGO Foodwatch, which had only recently warned that Aptamil products were currently slowly disappearing from online shops and shelves in supermarkets and drugstore chains, criticized on Saturday: “The fact that Danone is now recalling even those products that we already reported on Wednesday speaks for itself,” said Indra Kley-Schöneich, managing director of foodwatch Austria. “What was denied a few days ago is now a reality. Parents were not informed despite possible danger – and that is unacceptable.”
At the beginning of January, the Swiss food giant Nestlé had to recall baby food in around 60 countries, including Austria, due to possible contamination with cereulide. Afterwards, the French dairy industry group Lactalis also recalled infant formula in several countries. There was also suspicion that it might contain cereulide. The French authorities pointed out that both companies used a substance supplied from China. Foodwatch filed a lawsuit against unknown people in Paris on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced stricter limits for the toxic substance cereulide. Up to now, 0.03 micrograms of this per body weight has been allowed to be consumed, but this will now be reduced to 0.014 micrograms, the ministry announced on Friday evening. Food giant Danone recalled three batches of its Aptamil infant formula in Germany.
Meanwhile, the European Commission has asked the EU food authority EFSA to set a limit value for cereulide in products for children. Efsa is due to publish its recommendation on Monday.
