One dose "abnormal" "Cereulide toxin was found in infant formula consumed by a baby who died in December in Angers," the family's lawyers announced on March 6, 2026, adding that a link to the death had not yet been established. According to a statement from the lawyers, the infant had consumed Guigoz brand infant formula. in the hours preceding his sudden death“.
“ While a radically abnormal level of cereulide toxin was found in the tested batch, it remains to be established whether this situation medically explains the mechanism of death." , lawyers Sophie Lodeho and Pascal Rouiller specify, confirming information from the newspaper The Western CourierContacted by AFP, the prosecutor of Angers, Eric Bouillard, did not respond. He also declined to comment on this information to the press. Western Courierindicating that The investigation is still ongoing, and analyses are still underway.“.
An investigation was opened in December to determine the cause of death of a 27-day-old baby girl who died on December 23 at her mother's home, prosecutor Eric Bouillard told AFP in January. Her mother contacted investigators in January, mentioning a box of Guigoz milk she had given her baby, a box which " belonged to the recalled batches", according to the details provided by Mr. Bouillard at the time.
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Border controls
The infant formula affair has been ongoing since mid-December. After an initial recall by Nestlé of dozens of batches of infant formula in some sixty countries due to the potential presence of cereulide, a cascade of similar recalls took place worldwide by manufacturers such as Danone or Lactalis, but also by smaller players.
In France, three deaths have been reported among babies who consumed formula subject to the recalls, along with about ten hospitalizations. No causal link has been established, but cereulide was detected in samples taken from a baby hospitalized for the first time at the end of February. Five investigations were opened on January 30 by the public health division of the Paris prosecutor's office for endangering the lives of others, in addition to those already underway under the direction of local prosecutors.
At the end of February, the European Union announced stricter border controls on imports from China of the substance implicated in these cases: oil rich in arachidonic acid. Two EU agencies specializing in food safety and disease prevention specified at the time that a total of seven European countries, including France, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, had reported cases of babies experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms after consuming powdered milk.
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