‘No risks should be taken’: new recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears
The latest recall involves 720 batches of products sold in France and overseas and follows an initial recall of 625 batches, or nearly 7,000 tonnes of products, on December 10
French baby-milk maker Lactalis on Thursday ordered the recall of all of the production of one of its factories since February over fears of possible contamination with salmonella.
Lactalis, one of the world’s top dairy producers, had already recalled around 7,000 tonnes of infant formula milk two weeks ago.
But in what it described as “a precautionary measure” on Thursday, it had now decided – in consultation with the health authorities – to recall “all infant formula and nutritional products manufactured and conditioned in the Craon factory” in north western France.
“Information received from the health authorities as well as the results of initial investigations carried out … led the group to issue a second recall, this time of all products manufactured since February 15, 2017 using a specific drying tower at the factory,” the statement said.
The latest recall involves 720 batches of products sold in France and overseas, compared with the initial recall of 625 batches on December 10.
It concerned powders and infant cereals of the group’s Picot and Milumel brands, as well as the Taranis powdered amino-acid mix, the company said.
