This food scandal is now in the hands of justice.
A preliminary investigation has been opened by the Paris prosecutor's office to shed light on the salmonellosis found in Ferrero brand products.
It follows complaints denouncing contamination after the consumption of Kinder products manufactured by the Ferrero group in a factory in Belgium, the prosecution said on Thursday.
This investigation was opened on the counts of "deceit aggravated by the danger to human health", "involuntary attacks on physical integrity" and "endangering the lives of others", after a complaint filed on May 19 by the Foodwatch France consumer protection association.
Kinder Surprises, Schoko-Bons and other Mini-Eggs, contaminated with salmonella, a bacterium causing sometimes severe gastroenteritis, have made hundreds of children sick all over Europe, including 81 in France, 22 even had to be hospitalized.
At the end of May, for the first time since the start of the Kinder affair two months ago, Nicolas Neykov, boss in France of Ferrero, the parent company of the chocolate brand, came out of silence in our pages, when of a meeting with readers and consumers affected by this scandal.
