Nestlé faces criminal investigation in Bordeaux after baby death

Following the death of a newborn baby who had consumed a Nestlé infant formula, the public prosecutor's office in Bordeaux has opened a criminal investigation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced by the authorities two days after the start of a health police investigation. According to Bordeaux prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul, the child had been fed an artificial infant formula of the Guigoz brand after being discharged from the maternity hospital between January 5 and 7 2026. The formula had been recalled owing to possible contamination with the bacterium Bacillus cereus, Gaudeul told AFP. Gaudeul had ordered analyses to determine whether the bacteria had been present in the milk consumed. The batch of milk powder in question was recalled from the market by Swiss company Nestlé at the beginning of January as a precautionary measure after Bacillus cereus was detected in individual samples. + Nestlé competitors also face tainted baby formula ...