Source of Information: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product: Growing up formula
Product name: Cow & Gate Happy Kid 3 (growing up formula for 1 to 3 years old)
Importer: Danone Baby Nutrition (HK) Limited
Package: 900 grammes
Place of origin: New Zealand
Batch: 3178 and 3179
Best before date: 27 June 2015 and 28 June 2015
Reason For Issuing Alert
The concerned milk formula was produced from ingredients suspected to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
- The concerned importer has taken the initiative to recall the relevant product. The CFS will monitor closely the recall.
- The CFS will continue to keep close liaison with the New Zealand authority and the local trade, keep an eye on the latest development, and take appropriate actions whenever necessary. The CFS will also report the latest situation to the public to keep them abreast of the most updated situation.
Advice to the Trade
- The trade should stop sale of the product.
Advice to Consumers
- Members of the public who had purchased the product should immediately stop feeding it to their young children.