Moroccan food safety officials say Babybio infant formula sold in the country is safe, after the brand recalled several batches in Europe and other regions over contamination fears.
The National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) said on 10 February that only two affected Babybio batches were imported into Morocco and they were intercepted and destroyed before reaching shops or pharmacies.
The recall concerns Babybio infant formula that may contain cereulide, a toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus cereus. The toxin can cause vomiting and diarrhoea in infants and is not removed by boiling water.
The action follows a tightening of safety rules in France and the European Union earlier this year, which lowered the legal threshold for cereulide in infant food. Products that met earlier standards no longer comply under the new limits.
The affected products include Babybio Optima 1 and Babybio Caprea 1 (goat milk), with specific batch numbers identified by regulators. Recalls have been launched in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland, while bans or alerts have also been issued in countries including the Maldives, Cambodia and Georgia.
ONSSA said Morocco adopted a precautionary approach and blocked the identified batches at the border to prevent any risk to consumers.
The contamination has been traced to a raw ingredient used in formula production: arachidonic acid (ARA) oil, supplied by a Chinese firm to several global baby food makers. Similar recalls have affected other major brands in recent months.
Babybio, owned by French group Vitagermine, is marking its 30th anniversary in 2026 and holds a strong position in France’s organic infant food market.
Health authorities advise parents to check batch numbers on formula tins and stop using any product linked to the recall. In Morocco, officials say no affected Babybio products are on sale.
