PARIS: 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 children falling sick after consuming Lactalis powdered milk – sold under several different brand names in France and abroad, including Picot and Milumel – first emerged in early December. The baby milk industry was shaken by a huge scare in China in 2008 when local manufacturers were found to be bulking their product with an industrial chemical. The plant had suffered salmonella contamination the previous year.

Source: New Strait Times December 26, 2017 12:56 UTC