CFS found 5 more milk powder samples tested positive for Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus

The Centre for Food Safety found that five samples, which were among the 22 batches already recalled and no longer available on the market, tested positive for Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus today, ranging from 0.2 to 1.3 micrograms per kilogram of food.

They include:

(1)NAN INFINIPRO2 7HMO (800g) Best-before date: November 3, 2027 Germany

(2)NAN PRO 1 2HMO (800g) Best-before date: June 16, 2027 Germany

(3)ILLUMA LUXA 1 (800g) Best-before date: April 29, 2027 Switzerland

Nestle Hong Kong had already stopped sales and removed the 22 affected batches, including the aforementioned three batches, of products from shelves, and had initiated a precautionary recall earlier. According to Nestle Hong Kong, as of January 30, about 159,000 cans of affected products had been recalled. The Centre for Food Safety and Nestle Hong Kong have jointly followed up, marked and sealed 233,000 cans of suspected affected batches of infant and young children formula products, including those kept in warehouse and those already recalled. An additional 16 suspected affected batches are currently en route to Hong Kong and will also be marked and sealed upon arrival.

The CFS has enhanced surveillance of the relevant powdered infant and young children formula. Since January this year, a total of 171 samples have been collected for various microbiological and chemical tests. Together with the five samples announced in the CFSs press release on January 24, a total of 10 samples have so far tested positive for Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus. All were among the 22 batches of Nestle Hong Kong products that were previously recalled and are no longer available on the market.

The test results of the remaining 161 samples were satisfactory.