FYI: Ink in Nestle milk forces recall

**ThomasMum** · 23-11-2005 07:00

November 23, 2005 - 6:39AM

Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, has recalled baby milk from four European markets after traces of ink were found in the product.

Nestle spokesman Francois-Xavier Perroud told Dow Jones Newswires that some of the formula had been withdrawn in France, Portugal and Spain, but that the largest amount was in Italy, where he said up to two million litres of milk had been recalled.

Earlier, authorities in Italy said they ordered the confiscation of about 30 million litres of baby milk.

Cristina Attina, an official with forest rangers in Rome, said a batch of milk due to expire in September 2006 had been contaminated by a chemical that leaked from the packaging. It said the substance appeared to be toxic.

The duties of forest rangers in Italy include overseeing food safety regulations.

Nestle's Italian headquarters in Milan said in a statement that the substance found in its Nidina 1 and 2 milk brands - identified as IsopropilThioXantone (ITX) - is not dangerous for the health.

"This decision was taken as an extreme precautionary measure to reassure consumers even if, based on the declarations of the packaging supplier and a rigorous analysis of available facts also conducted by independent bodies, Nestle believes that the level of ITX measured in the tested products does not represent a health risk," the company said.

AP

Source: SMH

**Chickadee** · 23-11-2005 07:49

Wow. Thank goodness the Australian market wasn't affected. Things like this make me wish I'd been better informed about b/f.

I've seen some very scary recalls, like for possible glass in baby food! I guess the only safe food is what you grow and make yourself but who has time?

Ky · 23-11-2005 14:47

It sounds like it was the made up formula as opposed to the powder ... at least the powder comes in tins! Not much chance of ink leakage!

**Hokey Pokey** · 23-11-2005 17:21

I recently ate a mouthful of frozen mccains corm kernels (of course I had steamed the first)

and what did I crunch on? A PIECE OF GLASS! Thankgoodness it was me and not my little girls!
And few days ago I bought some premade pasta from woolworths to find a black hair wrapped thru my food EWWW I just can't stand anything that is packaged or bought right now makes me all gag lol!!