The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued an alert to consumers on the recall of Nutricia Aptamil Nutribiotik 2 (800g) and Nutricia Aptajunior Nutribiotik 3 (800g) products.

Nutricia Southern Africa informed the NCC that the recall affects 2989 units, reports The Witness.

“Nutricia Southern Africa indicated that a raw material used in the production of the affected batches may carry traces of cereulide.

“Cereulide is a toxin that, at high levels of exposure, can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps,” said the NCC.

The NCC added that the affected products were sold at Dis-Chem and Clicks and distributed nationally by United Pharmaceutical since August 2025.

“According to the manufacturer, these products were also exported to Botswana and Namibia.”

The latest recall is the second time baby formula has been pulled from shelves in South Africa this year.

In January this year, Nestlé recalled several of its baby formula products after concerns that they may contain a toxin that can cause nausea, vomiting and stomach cramps.

The company at the time said several batches of its Synthetic Milk Adaption (SMA) infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies, following the identification of a potential contamination with cereulide, a toxin produced by the food-poisoning bacterium Bacillus cereus.

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