FRENCH LACTALIS IS RECALLING OF THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTS IN CHINA

2017-12-19    AQSIQ， PAPER NEWS    899  

French baby milk and food maker Lactalis Groupes ongoing recall of thousands of products over fears of salmonella bacteria contamination in China is expected to have a negative impact on its market share in the country. China is among the co

French baby milk and food maker Lactalis Groupe's ongoing recall of thousands of products over fears of salmonella bacteria contamination in China is expected to have a negative impact on its market share in the country.

 

China is among the countries around the world where customers are affected by the recall, according to a list published on the French health ministry's website.

 

According to Lactalis' China unit, the company will recall around six batches of Celia milk formula that have been sold in the Chinese market, involving 3,208 cartons of the product. Then add batches of Ofmom and Stolle to the recall list. The left batches of the product under recall are in the storage and will be destroyed.

Lactalis Recall Timeline

Dec 2    French health ministry ordered recall

Dec 5    CNCA suspended its manufacturer registration of Infant and young children formula

Dec 6    AQSIQ confirmed that the first 3 batches were not imported in general approach of trade

and issued consumer warning

Dec 10  Started global recall affecting China main land, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Dec 11  Lactalis China announced recall list

Dec 12  AQSIQ issued recall list and consumer warning