Tag: Lactalis

Lactalis salmonella contamination ‘may go back a decade’

PARIS, France (AFP) — Researchers raised fears Thursday that salmonella-tainted milk produced by French dairy giant Lactalis, which sickened dozens of babies, could have infected others over more than a decade. Lactalis has been engulfed in scandal since December when authorities ordered a massive international recall of the baby milk which made at least 38 babies ill in France and Spain. The Pasteur research institute said Thursday that the exact same strain of salmonella sickened […]

France to probe Lactalis baby milk salmonella scare

by Mehdi Cherifia Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French prosecutors have opened a probe into salmonella contamination and a major international recall of baby milk produced by dairy giant Lactalis, a legal source told AFP on Tuesday. The investigation will focus on possible charges of causing involuntary injuries and endangering the lives of others but also possible cheating and failures in carrying out a product recall, the source said. Reports of some 20 […]

French baby-milk maker in massive new recall over salmonella fears

PARIS, France (AFP) — French baby-milk maker Lactalis said Thursday it was more than doubling the quantity of formula and other products recalled over salmonella fears in the second such move in two weeks. “The decision was taken to extend the recall of all infant nutrition products made or packaged at our Craon site” since February, said Lactalis, which is one of the world’s top manufacturers of dairy products. The latest recall involves 720 batches of […]

Major recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears

PARIS, France (AFP) — French baby-milk maker Lactalis and health authorities have ordered a major international product recall because of fears of salmonella contamination following 26 cases of children falling sick in France. Company spokesman Michel Nalet told AFP “nearly 7,000 tons” of production may have been contaminated, but the company is unable to say currently how much remains on the market, has been consumed or is in stock. One of the world’s biggest producers […]