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French probe says baby death not linked to milk formula
- On March 6, the Bordeaux prosecutor said a judicial inquiry found no link between the 27-day-old infant's death and Nestle's Guigoz formula, and analyses did not detect cereulide.
- After detection of cereulide in ingredients from a supplier in China, precautionary recalls of infant formula have affected more than 60 countries.
- Family lawyers said on March 6 that the formula consumed by the infant contained 'abnormal' toxin levels, but France's health ministry cautioned no direct causal link has been established.
- The scare prompted precautionary recalls as manufacturers including Nestle, Danone and Lactalis issued infant formula recalls and the European Food Safety Authority and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported seven countries in Europe with infant gastrointestinal cases.
- Angers public prosecutor Eric Bouillard said investigations and analyses are ongoing after the December inquiry, with two similar investigations in Angers and Blois pending and Nestle cooperating.
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No link has been found between the death of a French baby and contaminated baby food. This was reported by the French Public Prosecutor's Office after an investigation into the cause of death. The investigation into a batch of baby powder from the Nestlé brand Guigoz began after the deaths of three babies from Angers, Bordeaux, and Blois. The investigation focused on whether they had consumed baby food containing cereulide, a toxin produced by c…
A baby died near Bordeaux at the beginning of January, coinciding with the recall of infant milks because of possible contamination. This drama "does not appear in connection" with the product consumed, whose analyses did not reveal any cereulide toxin, announced Friday the parquet. - Infant milk: the death of a baby near Bordeaux "not in connection" with the product (Health and well-being).
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Two investigations had been opened in Angers and Bordeaux after the deaths of two infants who had consumed infant milk recalled by Nestlé because of "possible contamination" with a substance of bacterial origin.
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