Lactalis is at the centre of an international salmonella scandal, involving powdered baby milk. It is believed that the outbreak can be traced back to one of its factories in the town of Craon in north west France. At least 35 babies in France and 1 in Spain have so far been affected (but are recovering) although with the product being exported to numerous countries, more cases are expected to emerge. It is reported that 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk from 83 countries has been withdrawn. But there has been anger over reports that the French dairy giant did not act as soon as it could and even tried to ‘hide’ the outbreak.
