GENEVA: Swiss food giant Nestle has acknowledged that it waited days for a health-risk analysis before alerting authorities after detecting a toxin in its baby milk at a Dutch factory. But in an open letter to campaign group Foodwatch France Friday it denied accusations of negligence. The company in December recalled batches of its infant formula in 16 European countries after detecting cereulide, a bacterial toxin that can cause diarrhea and vomiting.

A consumer watchdog and eight families say manufacturers and authorities reacted too slowly after contaminated baby formula was pulled from shelves in more than 60 countries.

Le Monde has learned that the Swiss food giant waited for a health risk assessment before notifying Dutch and European authorities about the presence of cereulide in infant…

GENEVA: Swiss food giant Nestle has acknowledged that it waited days for a health-risk analysis before alerting authorities after detecting a toxin in its baby milk at a Dutch…

Potentially contaminated products were recalled over 60 countries by Nestlé, Danone, and Lactalis after it was revealed some batches could be contaminated with cereulide.

PARIS: France has lowered the safety limit for cereulide toxin in infant formula, aiming to strengthen protections after several major groups ordered worldwide recalls over…