A batch of Nestle baby formula products have been recalled across the Middle East - including in the UAE - as a safety precaution.
Action was taken after one of the raw materials used in production was found to contain traces of the Bacillus cereus bacteria, which can produce the toxin cereulide that can cause nausea and vomiting.
At least 37 countries, including most European states, as well as Australia, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa, have issued health warnings over the infant formulas possibly being contaminated.
Regionally, the products have been recalled in the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The Emirates Drug Establishment, the UAE's medical regulator, said
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