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Global dairy firms recall baby formula over toxic contamination fears

Nestlé, Danone, and Lactalis were forced to recall infant formula batches worldwide amid concerns of toxic cereulide contamination.

22/01/2026

Health news

How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism

The drug uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.

10/12/2025

Health news

Baby food recalled over fears it contains lead. Here's what we know

Lead poisoning in children can cause developmental delays and learning difficulties over time.

16/04/2025

Health news

What is the sugar scandal hitting Nestlé and what happens now?

A new investigation found that one portion of Nestlé cereal for six-months-old babies contained around a cube and a half of sugar per serving.

19/04/2024

Business

Baby food makers set to fend off swathes of lawsuits

Reckitt has said that baby formula manufacturers have faced several complaints in general, and it is not possible to tell which one of these relate solely to its own baby food arm.

19/03/2024

Business

Nestlé shuts down baby formula factory over falling Chinese birth rate

As the number of births in China has halved since 2018, Nestlé says it will close its Ireland-based factory that produces formula exclusively for Asian exports.

20/10/2023

Health news

Could baby formula made with human protein emulate breast milk?

Helaina is attempting to make the first baby formula consisting of human proteins.

14/11/2022

Health news

Baby formula airlifted from Europe to tackle US shortage

As store shelves become increasingly bare, and parents desperately hunt for formula for their babies, the US is taking drastic measures to boost supplies.

19/05/2022

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Chinese villager adopts injured baby monkey

A Chinese villager recently found an injured macaque at his farming base in Yingtan City, east China's Jiangxi Province, and voluntarily took it in while waiting to release it into the wild.

08/09/2019

France

Lactalis CEO faces French lawmakers on contaminated baby milk scandal

Emmanuel Besnier says contamination was an accident and his company's response was appropriate

07/06/2018

World News

France's baby food scare worsens

The French government is threatening to sanction top supermarkets after an admission recalled baby foods by Lactalis still found their way onto shop shelves.

11/01/2018

World News

Baby food recalled over Salmonella fears

France bans the sale and orders a recall of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis after the discovery of salmonella bacteria.

10/12/2017