The Aptamil and Cow & Gate recall just got bigger again. If you've been half-watching it since January, the Northern Ireland extension now covers more best-before dates, and for the first time it pulls in the pre-measured tabs as well as the tins. The reason hasn't changed: the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin that doesn't break down when you make up a bottle. If you've got any of these in the kitchen, stop using them and check the details below.
The exact best-before windows differ for each size, so the safest move is to check your specific pack against the lists on aptaclub.co.uk or cgbabyclub.co.uk. The dates in this alert differ slightly from the earlier January recalls, which is the whole point of this update, so don't assume a pack was cleared by a previous check.
These recalls have come in waves since early January. Each new alert tends to add either fresh date codes or, as here, a product format that wasn't covered before. That's how contamination investigations usually go. As testing continues, the manufacturer and the authorities keep widening the net. The catch for parents is that a pack you checked a fortnight ago might now fall inside the recall. With newborns relying entirely on this milk, give it a two-minute re-check against the current list rather than trusting an earlier all-clear. Keep an eye on the FSA alerts page for any further extensions.