“This step marks the beginning of the judicial investigation in which Lactalis will be fully involved and in full France probes dairy giant Lactalis over recall failure, negligencetransparency”, the company said.
The investigation, which will also look into the smaller company Celia Laiterie de Craon, is linked to a major scandal in 2017 involving salmonella contamination of infant formula, according to French media reports.
“In the coming weeks, we will have access to all the elements in the case and we will be able to respond specifically to the totality of the points raised in this investigation,” Lactalis said.
Lactalis, which is a privately held firm, is the world’s largest producer of cheese and one of the world’s largest dairy groups.
