The Lactalis group and the Celia Laiterie company were indicted on Thursday, February 16, for aggravated deception and involuntary injuries in the investigation into the salmonella contamination of infant milk which affected dozens of infants at the end of 2017, announced the group in a press release. The two companies are placed under judicial supervision with a bond of 300,000 euros each, according to the group.
A total of 53 identified infants had been affected by salmonellosis in France at the end of 2017 after consuming a product for children, mainly of the Milumel or Picot brand, from the Craon factory, located in Mayenne.