Baby's Milk Salmonella Scare Hit Dairy Giant, Lactalis
Baby's Milk Salmonella Scare Hit Dairy Giant, Lactalis
The headquarter of diary giant was said to have be raided on Wednesday over Salmonella scare leading to international recall
Report has it that dozens of police were searching the company's offices in Laval, western France and in Croan which was presumed to be the source of the tainted milk; several sites run by the dairy group Lactalis are under surveillances as part of an ongoing investigation into a baby milk scare. While lawsuits have been filed by parents who say their children suffered some form of illnesses after drinking the formula.
Sources have it that more than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk have already been recalled in 83 countries following a salmonella outbreak.
At least 37 babies are so far reported to have been sickened in France, with a case reported in Spain and one unconfirmed case in Greece.
In France, 18 of the infants taken ill were said to have required hospital treatment. All are recovering well, according to AFP
The Lactalis group, which is one of the world's largest producers of dairy products, has said it believes the contamination was caused by renovation work at its Craon factory
Chief Executive Emmanuel Besnier promised the company would compensate any families affected.
France's agriculture minister said products from the Craon factory will be banned indefinitely while the investigation is still ongoing.
The French government has warned the company it must expect penalties over its handling of the affair.
The affected diary products are Picot, Milumel, Celia and Taranis brands and have all been recalled.
Lactalis has annual sales of €17bn ($21bn; £15bn) and has 246 production sites in 47 countries and employs 15,000 people in France alone.
Sources
AFP
BBC
The headquarter of diary giant was said to have be raided on Wednesday over Salmonella scare leading to international recall
Report has it that dozens of police were searching the company's offices in Laval, western France and in Croan which was presumed to be the source of the tainted milk; several sites run by the dairy group Lactalis are under surveillances as part of an ongoing investigation into a baby milk scare. While lawsuits have been filed by parents who say their children suffered some form of illnesses after drinking the formula.
Sources have it that more than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk have already been recalled in 83 countries following a salmonella outbreak.
At least 37 babies are so far reported to have been sickened in France, with a case reported in Spain and one unconfirmed case in Greece.
In France, 18 of the infants taken ill were said to have required hospital treatment. All are recovering well, according to AFP
The Lactalis group, which is one of the world's largest producers of dairy products, has said it believes the contamination was caused by renovation work at its Craon factory
Chief Executive Emmanuel Besnier promised the company would compensate any families affected.
France's agriculture minister said products from the Craon factory will be banned indefinitely while the investigation is still ongoing.
The French government has warned the company it must expect penalties over its handling of the affair.
The affected diary products are Picot, Milumel, Celia and Taranis brands and have all been recalled.
Lactalis has annual sales of €17bn ($21bn; £15bn) and has 246 production sites in 47 countries and employs 15,000 people in France alone.
Sources
AFP
BBC
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