The Competition Commission of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has issued a consumer alert regarding specific batches of Nestlé’s SMA infant formula sold in Kenya, which may be contaminated with cereulide toxin.

• Nestlé initiated a global voluntary recall of affected products on January 5, 2026, following internal quality checks.
• The alert was issued by COMESA's Director of Consumer Welfare, Steven Kamukama.
• Affected products include SMA Advanced, SMA Little Steps, SMA Anti-Reflux, and SMA Alfamino, with consumers advised to check batch codes on the base of formula tins.