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On Friday 20 February 2026, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture and Ministry of Health and Social Security reported that a joint rapid risk assessment published on Thursday 19 February 2026 by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) highlighted the large-scale mobilisation of Member States to secure the market following the detection of cereulide in certain infant formula products.
According to the ministries, ongoing exchanges between national and European stakeholders, including the rapid alert network and the ECDC, ensured the swift and reliable circulation of information to identify the potential source of contamination. These efforts enabled the rapid recall of potentially contaminated products, while monitoring reports of infants presenting suspicious symptoms.
The ministries added that close cooperation between the Ministry of Health and Social Security, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture and a specialised European laboratory made it possible to test powdered milk samples linked to suspected cases. In parallel, 35 powdered milk samples, covering all brands marketed in Luxembourg, were analysed for the presence of cereulide. Only one sample tested positive and was subject to an immediate recall.
In Luxembourg, the Health Inspectorate examined three reported cases. Two infants were hospitalised for dehydration and have since fully recovered. Clinical tests carried out on all three infants were negative; however, the infant formula consumed by one of the infants tested positive for the toxin, while the other two samples tested negative. The positive result concerned a batch that was already subject to recall at that time.
The ministries concluded that no case linked to the consumption of infant formula has been confirmed in Luxembourg.
Further information and health recommendations are available on the government’s official food safety website.
