Contaminated baby bottle cleaner is pulled from UK supermarket shelves as it could contain INSECTS

A POPULAR baby bottle cleaner has been recalled after insects were found in the liquid. The product has been pulled from UK supermarket shelves, with the insect contamination posing a health risk. A major baby brand has recalled a bottle cleaner after insects were found in the liquid (stock image) Credit: Getty Milton has recalled a number of batches of its 500ml Baby Bottle Cleaner from UK shelves Credit: Milton Major baby brand Milton has recalled a number of batches of its 500ml Baby Bottle Cleaner after insects were found in the washing-up solution. The product has been pulled from shelves by both Milton International SAS, as well as throughout Waitrose stores. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Milton claims that insect contamination in the product is harmless to babies, but the Office for Product Safety and Standards warns that it presents a “risk to health” on its website. In a statement, Milton told customers: “The safety of babies and the trust of parents are our highest priorities so we want to be open with you about a recent issue with Milton Baby Bottle Cleaner and what we have done about it. “We identified the presence of insects in a small number of UK Milton Baby Bottle Cleaner bottles. “As soon as we became aware we removed the affected products from sale and began a full investigation. “This included conducting laboratory microbiological testing according to ISO Standards– which confirmed there is no risk to babies’ health or safety.” To see if a particularly bottle is affected, customers should check the batch codes and expiry dates against the details below, as no other batches are affected by this recall. Most read in The Sun Affected batches of Milton Baby Bottle Cleaner Only these bottles of Milton Baby Bottle Cleaner (500ml) are impacted by this product recall Batch Codes and Expiry Dates (as listed on product): 6030 1103M / Exp 01/2029 6077 1103M / Exp 03/2029 6110 1103M / Exp 04/2029 6111 1103M / Exp 04/2029 6112 1103M / Exp 04/2029 6133 1103M / Exp 05/2029 Century-old British baby brand Milton is a highly trusted global retailer of infant and baby hygiene products, heavily endorsed by midwives, hospitals and parents. The product is a popular household staple for mothers, used as a dishwasher detergent to sterilise and clean baby bottles, breast pumps, baby accessories and general cutlery. It is widely sold in Boots, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose, Ocado, Savers and more, where it can be bought for around £3. Shoppers who bought the baby bottle cleaner from Waitrose will be able to return the affected product to their nearest store to receive a full refund. Milton continued to say: “We are working closely with our partners to restore supply as quickly as possible and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.” Comment now