Health ministry on alert as 60 countries recall baby milk formula

All the affected brands, including Nestlé’s SMA range, Aptamil and Cow & Gate, are widely sold in Uganda through supermarkets, pharmacies and private traders, as well as being given out in public health centres, and were found to be contaminated with cereulide toxin, a heat-stable toxin produced by bacillus cereus.

Milk formula can be necessary in certain medical or emergency situations; it should not replace breastfeeding where possible.