France, Feb. 2 -- Popote and Vitagermine, makers of Babybio, recalled batches of infant milk on Monday due to cereulide contamination, following similar recalls from Nestle, Danone and dairy giant Lactalis

Popote said levels of cereulide in two batches were above the new, lower threshold announced by the Agriculture ministry on Friday.

Infant formula produced in France must now have less than 0.014 microgrammes of cereulide per kilogramme of weight, compared to 0.03 microgrammes previously.

French dairy giant Lactalis recalls baby milk over bacteria fears

The company said the toxin, which can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea, came from an omega-rich oil produced by Cabio Biotech.

The oil from the Chinese company is suspected to ...