Overview
- Bordeaux public prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul said the January 8 death of a two-week-old does not appear to be linked to recalled infant formula, with forensic work continuing.
- Lawyers for the family in the Angers case said Nestlé’s Guigoz formula consumed before a December 23 death contained abnormal levels of cereulide, though causation remains unproven.
- Angers public prosecutor Eric Bouillard said investigations and laboratory analyses are still under way.
- Major manufacturers including Nestlé, Danone and Lactalis have recalled powdered infant formula in more than 60 countries since December over suspected cereulide contamination.
- EU agencies EFSA and ECDC reported gastrointestinal cases in infants across seven European countries, and the EU tightened border checks on arachidonic acid oil imports from China.