Nestle recalls certain batches of baby formula

Nestlé Good Start 2 Concentrate 359ml Tetra with Omega is being recalled as a precaution. (CNW Group/Nestle Canada Inc.)

Four batches of a baby formula made by Nestle have been recalled as a precaution, the company says.

The product in question is sold as Nestle Good Start 2 Concentrate 359 mL with Omega Infant Formula, and is packaged in a tetra box.

Affected batches of the product are 512857211A, 512957211A, 512957212A, and 513057211A, and the case UPC number is 0-00-65000-49277-4.

Anyone who has a case fitting that description is being asked not to use or consume it, but instead to dispose of it and contact Nestle for reimbursement.

According to the company, minerals in the formula may separate over time, causing them to appear as black particles in the concentrate.

Consumption of the product at that point could lead to lower intake of some nutrients, Nestle says.

The recall was triggered by complaints from consumers. Although illnesses have been reported in connection with the formula in question, the formula itself has not been confirmed to be the cause of those illnesses.

With files from The Canadian Press