EU Tightens Checks on Chinese Arachidonic Acid Oil Imports After Infant Formula Contamination

Baby formula, in an undated file photograph. Dragana Gordic/ShutterstockThe European Commission has strengthened import controls on arachidonic acid oil from China, a key ingredient used in infant formula, after investigations linked the product to possible contamination with the toxin cereulide and prompted global recalls.The move, adopted in Brussels on Feb. 24, comes after notifications in the EU’s food safety alert system and follow-up probes by national authorities identified the oil as the source of contamination in recalled infant formula products.