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Nestle recalled Gerber baby cereal in Canada after testing finds Cronobacter

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Nestle Canada Inc. is recalling certain Gerber brand baby cereal because of Cronobacter contamination.


Testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency showed the contamination in Oat Banana & Mango Baby Cereal, according to a recall notice posted by the agency today.


The implicated baby cereal was distributed online and in the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. It may have also been distributed in other provinces and territories, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.


The recalled cereal is sold in 227-gram containers with the UPC number 0 65000 13361 5 and the code 2025 MA 30 3334007809. The recall notice did not include any product photographs.


As of the posting of the notice no illnesses had been /confirm/ied.


Consumers are urged to check their homes for the recalled product and immediately stop using it. Cronobacter infections can be fatal. 


The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. The agency is verifying that industry is removing recalled products from the marketplace.


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