Danone is withdrawing batches of infant formula in Austria, Germany and France, the company and an Austrian government food agency said, expanding an industry recall sparked by contamination with the toxin cereulide.
Cereulide, which can cause nausea and vomiting, has been detected in ingredients from a supplier in China for several infant formula makers, including Nestle, Danone and Lactalis.
The findings have triggered recalls in dozens of countries and raised concerns among parents.
In France, Danone said in a statement it was withdrawing certain batches of its Gallia and Bledina brands as a precautionary step following stricter limits on Cereulide introduced by the European Union's food safety agency.
The company is also recalling production batches of Aptamil and Milumil infant formula in Austria and Germany, the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety said on Thursday.
A French government website listing product recalls showed Danone's recall concerned dozens of batches.
French investigators are also looking into whether there is a link between the deaths of two infants and recalled infant formula under Swiss group Nestle's Guigoz brand. Results are expected in the coming days.
US press secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that reports that the White House has requested a ceasefire in the Iran war are wrong in a brief on Wednesday, but added that discussions about a second round of talks with the Iranians were ongoing and productive.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said on Wednesday the Israeli military continued to strike at Hezbollah and was about to overcome what he described as the militia's stronghold of Bint Jbeil, as pressure mounted for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
The United States and Iran made progress in talks on Tuesday and are moving closer to a framework agreement to end the war, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two US officials.
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with missiles early on Thursday, killing a 12-year-old child and injuring several people - including emergency crew members - and damaging buildings, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Days of torrential rainfall over northwest Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic have killed some 16 people, according to civil protection and local media reports on Wednesday.
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