Incidents reported to the ACN:
- Cereulide contamination in infant formulae
In 2026, DG SANTE activated the network of food and feed crisis coordinators in response to the detection of cereulide in infant formula. Several measures were implemented at the EU level to address this incident. - Ethylene oxide incident / food additive
In 2021 food and feed crisis coordinators meetings took place regarding the presence of ethylene oxide above the limit of quantification in locust bean gum (food additive E410). - Ethylene oxide incident / sesame seeds
In 2020, a food and feed crisis coordinators meeting took place regarding the detection of ethylene oxide residues in sesame seeds from India.