Aspen Nutritionals has announced it will withdraw a batch of baby formula after a mother opened a tin and discovered a dead lizard rotting inside.



The announcement follows Fairfax Media's report on Artilina Castanares, a 30-year-old mother of two from The Ponds, who discovered the lizard after opening a newly bought tin of S-26 Original Process formula on Friday.

In a statement released on Monday, the company said it was "very concerned" by Mrs Castanares' discovery and "is voluntarily withdrawing the affected batch number 40727482A2 while it investigates the issue".

The company said the voluntarily withdrawal meant that no further stocks of the affected batch of formula would be sold.

Aspen Nutritionals confirmed it was working with the NSW Food Authority to investigate the issue.