{"id":3807,"date":"2026-01-25T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3807"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:20:11","slug":"information-regarding-infant-formulas-over-potential-cereulide-toxin-risk","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/news\/information-regarding-infant-formulas-over-potential-cereulide-toxin-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS: INFORMATION REGARDING INFANT FORMULAS   OVER POTENTIAL CEREULIDE TOXIN RISK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA) would like to inform that, as a precautionary measure by Nestl\u00e9 Global, the company has announced a voluntary food product recall of additional affected brands and batches of SMA infant formula and follow-on formula due to the potential presence of cereulide toxin. The details of the affected brands or batches of recalled product are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 1389px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">S\/N<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">PRODUCT NAME<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">PACKAGING SIZE<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">BATCH<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">EXPIRY DATE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA Advanced First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51450742F1<br \/>\n52319722BA<br \/>\n52819722AA<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">May 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA Advanced Follow-on Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">52879722AA<br \/>\n51240742F2<br \/>\n51890742F2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">April 2027<br \/>\nMay 2027<br \/>\nAugust 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA Anti Reflux<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">52099722BA<br \/>\n51570742F3<br \/>\n52099722BB<br \/>\n52739722BA<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">April 2027<br \/>\nJune 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA ALFAMINO<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">400g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51210017Y1<br \/>\n51220017Y1<br \/>\n51200017Y3<br \/>\n51250001Y1<br \/>\n51390017Y1<br \/>\n51420017Y2<br \/>\n51430017Y1<br \/>\n51460017Y1<br \/>\n51690017Y2<br \/>\n51690017Y3<br \/>\n51700017Y1<br \/>\n51710017Y1<br \/>\n51740017Y1<br \/>\n52760017Y5<br \/>\n52790017Y1<br \/>\n52860017Y1<br \/>\n53100017Y3<br \/>\n53110017Y1<br \/>\n53140017Y1<br \/>\n53140017Y2<br \/>\n53150017Y1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">January 2027<br \/>\nFebruary 2027<br \/>\nApril 2027<br \/>\nMay 2027<br \/>\nJune 2027<br \/>\nOctober 2027<br \/>\nNovember 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51170346AA<br \/>\n51170346AB<br \/>\n51340346AB<br \/>\n51580346AA<br \/>\n51590346AA<br \/>\n51590346AB<br \/>\n52760346AB<br \/>\n52760346AD<br \/>\n52780346AA<br \/>\n52750346AE<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">April 2027<br \/>\nMay 2027<br \/>\nJune 2027<br \/>\nOctober 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">400g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51350346AA<br \/>\n52750346AD<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">May 2027<br \/>\nOctober 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">1.2kg<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51340346BE<br \/>\n52740346BA<br \/>\n52750346BA<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">November 2026<br \/>\nApril 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA LITTLE STEPS First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51220346AD<br \/>\n51540346AC<br \/>\n52740346AD<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">May 2027<br \/>\nJune 2027<br \/>\nOctober 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA Comfort<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51240742F3<br \/>\n51439722BA<br \/>\n51479722BA<br \/>\n51769722BA<br \/>\n52049722AA<br \/>\n52620742F3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">May 2027<br \/>\nSeptember 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">200ml<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">52860295M<br \/>\n52870295M<br \/>\n53030295M<br \/>\n53040295M<br \/>\n53220295M<br \/>\n53230295M<br \/>\n53070295M<br \/>\n53080295M<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">October 2026<br \/>\nNovember 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA First Infant Milk<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">70ml<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">53170742B1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">November 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA Lactose Free<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">400g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">51150346AB<br \/>\n51719722BA<br \/>\n51759722BA<br \/>\n51829722BA<br \/>\n51979722BA<br \/>\n52109722BA<br \/>\n53459722BA<br \/>\n51500346AB<br \/>\n53299722BA<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">April 2027<br \/>\nMay 2027<br \/>\nAugust 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">SMA GOLD PREM 2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">53090742F2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">November 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, according to information received from a neighbouring country, two additional infant formula products have also been recalled as a precautionary measure due to the detection of cereulide toxin. The details of the affected brands or batches of recalled products are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 1389px; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">S\/N<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">PRODUCT NAME<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">PACKAGING SIZE<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">BATCH<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #018EA1; color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">EXPIRY DATE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">NAN HA 1 SupremePro<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">52340017C3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">31 August 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">Dumex Dulac 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">800g<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">101570778C<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000; background: #fff;\">3 September 2027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this regard, the BDFA confirms that, following <strong>proactive surveillance and communication with official local importers, all the affected brands or batches are not imported commercially into this country.<\/strong> However, members of the public who have purchased the product overseas and brought it into the country for personal use or purchased the product through an online platform are advised to stop using the product immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cereulide is a toxin produced by the bacteria Bacillus cereus that causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Symptoms develop within 30 minutes to six hours after consumption and usually resolve within a day; vulnerable groups such as infants and persons with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of developing complications. Those who have consumed the product and are unwell should seek prompt medical attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BDFA would like to remind all that under Section 9 of subsection (1), subparagraph (i) of the Public Health (Food) Act (Chapter 182), any person who prepares, sells, or imports a food item that can harm health can be imprisoned for five years, fined, or both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For further related inquiries, the public may contact BDFA via hotline at 2572121 or email to corporate.relations@bdfa.gov.bn<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[ANNEX 1:] AFFECTED BRANDS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF CEREULIDE TOXIN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-200x109.png 200w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-400x218.png 400w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-600x327.png 600w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-POTENTIAL-PRESENCE-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN.png 787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[ANNEX 2:] AFFECTED BRANDS DUE TO THE DETECTION OF CEREULIDE TOXIN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-DETECTION-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-DETECTION-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-DETECTION-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-200x142.png 200w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-DETECTION-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AFFECTED-BRANDS-DUE-TO-THE-DETECTION-OF-CEREULIDE-TOXIN.png 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\">End<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250519181 BCX8\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brunei Darussalam Food Authority (BDFA) would like to inform that, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-3807","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3807"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3813,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3807\/revisions\/3813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3807"},{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bdfa.gov.bn\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=3807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}