The prefect of the North has banned the production of pizzas at the Buitoni factory in Caudry, after several serious cases of contamination of children by the bacterium Escherichia coli and deaths, possibly linked to the consumption of these products, said Wednesday the northern prefecture.
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The industrial activity of food production, with regard to the two pizza production lines of the factory
" of Caudry is "
stopped
", can we read in a prefectural decree issued on April 1 that AFP was able to consult, confirming information from the Chained Duck.
This decision “
follows two in-depth hygiene inspections
” carried out on March 22 and 29 by agents from the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP) in the North and the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and the repression of fraud (DGCCRF), “
as part of their investigations carried out in connection with the E. coli STEC alert
”, specified the prefecture to AFP.
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These inspections “
highlighted a degraded level of food hygiene control in the Caudry factory, which justified the issuance of an order to cease industrial production activities in the factory
”.
The repeal of the decree and the resumption of production "
will be conditional on the factory's compliance with its obligations in terms of food hygiene
", and "
controls and risk management microbiological
”.
Since the end of February, France has experienced a resurgence of cases of kidney failure in children linked to contamination with E. coli.
Several of these cases are linked to the consumption of Fraich'Up pizzas from Buitoni, produced at the Caudry site,
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Nestlé took 75 samples from the production line concerned and throughout the factory, "
all negative
", Pierre-Alexandre Teulié, general manager of communication for Nestlé France, told AFP on March 31.
An investigation for "
manslaughter
", "
deception
" and "
endangering others
" was opened in this case on March 22, led by the public health center of the Paris prosecutor's office.
