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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.
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.
The investigation was first reported by the French news magazine Le Point.
Reports of around 20 children who had consumed Lactalis powdered milk — sold under a range of brand names in France and abroad — first emerged at the start of December.
The company, one of the world’s largest producers of dairy products, ordered a first major recall on 10 December of nearly 7,000 tonnes of packets produced by a contaminated factory in Craon, northwest France.
At the time, it said it did not know how much of the potentially dangerous powder had been consumed or was in shops around the world and it announced a second, wider recall on 21 December.
The product withdrawals have affected consumers in countries as far afield as China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Britain and Sudan, underlining the reach of the company and the difficulty in tracing all the potentially at-risk powder.
Salmonella symptoms include severe diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting. The illness — caused by intestinal bacteria from farm animals — is dangerous for the very young and elderly because it can cause severe dehydration.
A total of 35 children fell sick with salmonella poisoning in France since August, an unusually high number which led health authorities to refer to an epidemic of the illness.
Of these, 16 had to be treated in hospital and 31 were found to have consumed Lactalis products from its factory in Craon.
The father of a three-month-old baby who drank the milk, and the UFC Que Choisir consumer association, had filed a complaint against Lactalis.
The legal probe will was opened by prosecutors in Paris who are specialised in public health issues.
- © AFP 2017.
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A TD’s for life (pension) and not just for Christmas.
Reduce the number of Dail seats.
http://www.wethecitizens.ie/talk/article/reducing_the_size_and_cost_of_government
Intresting link Sean. I don’t think these turkeys will vote for Christmas though.
How do I run for it?
Fianna Fail, the soldiers of our failed destiny, would be wise not to run a candidate for the by-election. Sure, why would they anyway: won’t they have made Fianna Fail history by not having “one” TD in the whole of Dublin. Maybe, one day, they could even do one better by not having one in the whole country!
Rumours that Pat Cox will be the Fine Gael candidate.
As someone who disagrees on most things with FG I still feel compelled to ask not to screw things up for yourselves in this by-election. Pat friggin Cox – Mister 7 pensions and still only 59. Mr. EU insider who has a lobby company advising Multi nationals on how to deal with the EU. A hopper from party to party, depending on which one is good for Pat Cox. Jesus if ye want to cement your party as a Golden Circle gombeen outfit go for it but it will be a chocking mistake all too familiar to FF activists. HQ knows best etc etc etc.
Say it ain’t so Dave, say it ain’t so?
More money wasted to find a waster to pension off! Great
I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form.
C Coolidge
Kieran Dennison will take this seat for Fine Gael. He was only just edged out by Brian Linehan in February. Fine Gael are at 44% in the polls, up from 36% in February. The only other Fine Gael TD in that constituency is Leo Varadkar, so it would be good for them to have a back bencher as well as a Minister.
Labour are down to 12% in the polls, I don’t see them getting this seat. Fianna FAIL are at 15% but nobody is gonna vote for them. Anyone else is so low in the rankings it wouldn’t matter. To take this potential victory away from Fine Gael would need a real game changer, real star quality.
Comment of the year there Daniel, Fianna fail at 15% but nobody going to vote for them. Pmsl. I bet maths wasn’t your strong subject at school (:
Last FF seat in Dublin now gone, amazing turnaround and rightly so.
Clearly someone will vote for them, what I am saying is they won’t take the seat. Try not to take everything you read literally.
Yes obviously they will get some votes, but they won’t take the seat, that’s what I am saying. Try not to take everything you read literally.
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