The victims are two one-year-old babies who had consumed products from the contaminated batches identified by the Nestlé company, and presented vomiting and diarrhea.
Two babies in Federal District (DF) were contaminated by toxin after ingesting infant formula. The cases were confirmed, this Tuesday (13), by the Department of Health (SES-DF). The victims, who are around one year old, consumed products from contaminated batches identified by the company Nestlé, and suffered vomiting and diarrhea.
On January 7, Nestlé Brasil announced that it was voluntarily and preventively recalling specific batches of its infant formulas, due to the identification of the substance cereulide in an ingredient from an external supplier.
In a statement, the company stated that the presence of the compound, produced by the microorganism Bacillus cereus, was detected during the company’s routine quality analyzes. In a statement, Nestlé stated: “We have notified the ingredient supplier and improved quality protocols.” The company also informs that the microorganism did not affect other products or batches in the infant nutrition line, and that they remain safe for consumption and will continue to be sold normally.
A . The measure affects products from the brands Nestogeno, Nan Supreme Pro, Nanlac Supreme Pro, Nanlac Supreme, Nanlac Comfor, Nan Sensitive and Alfamino and was made official through Resolution No. 32/2026. The decision was adopted preventively to protect the health of consumers.
Jovem Pan contacted the company and is awaiting a response.
