From farm to formula, nothing hidden.
A message from our Founders
Our factory and expert team in the Lake District have been making infant formula for over 60 years, with a constant dedication to ensuring world-class quality in every can.
From the suppliers we partner with to the strict safety standards we follow; we ensure exceptionally high standards throughout the manufacturing process. Our factory is regularly audited against US, European and UK standards, that's three stamps of approval at our centre of excellence.
We want to thank you personally, from our family to yours, and promise you that we're committed to making formula you can rely on, with the safety, quality and care your baby deserves in every bottle.
Our approach to quality & safety:
Built on expertise.
Backed by testing.
A world-class team
behind every batch.
At Kendamil, we're proud to have some of the industry's most experienced experts behind every recipe and every batch. Our team members bring decades of specialist knowledge in infant nutrition, manufacturing and dairy production.
As we continue to invest in world-class manufacturing and innovation, we’ve committed £40 million to expand our Kendal facility in 2027, which holds a BRC AA ‘Best’ rating for food production.
Every ingredient
assessed, tested, traced.
No ingredient passes the factory door unless it meets our strict approval criteria. This begins with our procurement and quality team who scrutinize all supplier facilities and documentation, checking certificates of analysis and traceability records.
Approved ingredients are then subject to further on-site checks, where identity, quality, and safety parameters are verified before they are cleared for use.
Formula you can trust.
Reassurance in every batch.
Before any can of Kendamil reaches the shelf, it undergoes more than 2,300 quality and safety checks.
From rigorous testing and full ingredient traceability to independent verification, every step is designed to ensure the formula you feed your baby meets our highest standards.
We've been investing in these processes for over a decade, with a team of world-class experts behind us, because we believe parents deserve complete confidence in every feed.
What parents ask us most
Yes. Every batch of Kendamil baby food undergoes rigorous internal and third-party testing for a wide range of potential contaminants, including heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury), pesticide residues, acrylamide, bisphenols, aluminum, and PFAS. All of our products are Clean Label Certified.
Yes. We have strict policies with our suppliers to ensure every ingredient meets our exacting standards. Suppliers are required to conduct their own testing before ingredients are shipped to our factory. We then perform our own quality and safety checks when those ingredients arrive and during the manufacturing process.
Testing happens throughout the manufacturing process—not just on the finished product. Ingredients, production processes, and finished batches are all monitored to help ensure consistent quality and safety at every stage.
Our home
sets the standard
Our centre of excellence in Kendal holds a BRC AA rating, the highest achievable grade in the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety.
2,300+ quality checks in every batch
Every recipe is tested at every stage, including by external independent labs, before it ever reaches a shelf.
Over 60 years of expertise in quality & safety
at our Kendal centre of excellence
Quality is checked and monitored throughout multiple stages of manufacture, not just at the final step.
Kendamil has always screened for SRC
[Sulfite-reducing clostridia], the globally recognized approach for recognising C. Botulium.
This isn't a new measure at Kendamil.
✓ Every dairy ingredient is tested separately.
✓ We have never detected C. botulinum in our products.
✓ Our safety program is built by a team of specialists with decades of experience overseeing our centre of excellence.
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Tried and tested, our Organic Follow-On Milk proudly won GOLD as the 'Best Follow On Milk'
Project Baby Award 2026
Tried and tested by mums, our Classic Follow-On Milk proudly won GOLD as the 'Best Baby Food'
Made for mums award 2024
Naturally gentle, our Goat Follow-on came home with GOLD for 'Best Product for Bottle Feeding'
Mother & Baby Awards 2022
Kendamil was given a royal seal of approval with the prestigious and globally recognised Queen's Award
Queen's Award for Enterprise
Our Classic Follow-On milk was was judged by a panel of experts to win 'Best New Baby and Infant Food' for it's creamy taste
Grocer New Product Award
Another accolade for our Classic Follow-On milk, judged to be worthy of the 'Grand Gold Quality' award
Monde Selection 2021
Mums declared our Classic Porridge ranges made breakfast a breeze and voted GOLD for 'Best Baby Breakfast Food'
Mother & Baby Awards 2021
Kendamil was recognised for it's growth in the local region, supporting northern trade and production in the UK
Board of Trade Awards 2019
FAQs
Every batch goes through extensive testing, monitoring, and quality checks throughout production. Through our positive release process, quality records, production records, and testing results must all be reviewed and approved before a batch can be dispatched.
Yes. Every batch of Kendamil baby food undergoes rigorous internal and third-party testing for a wide range of potential contaminants, including heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury), pesticide residues, acrylamide, bisphenols, aluminum, and PFAS. All of our products are Clean Label Certified.
SRC (Sulfite Reducing Clostridia) testing is a screening method used to monitor groups of spore-forming bacteria, including those associated with C. botulinum. It has always been part of Kendamil’s microbiological monitoring program and works alongside supplier controls, ingredient testing, environmental monitoring, and finished product testing as part of a wider safety system.
Yes. We have strict policies with our suppliers to ensure every ingredient meets our exacting standards. Suppliers are required to conduct their own testing before ingredients are shipped to our factory. We then perform our own quality and safety checks when those ingredients arrive and during the manufacturing process.
Yes. Our manufacturing and quality systems are subject to external audits and inspections as part of maintaining food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
Our quality systems are designed to identify results that need further investigation. When that happens, our Quality team follows established procedures to assess the result, conduct any necessary follow-up, and determine the appropriate next steps before any release decision is made.
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