Pressure rose on French dairy giant Lactalis on Monday as the parents of babies who became sick after drinking salmonella-laced milk demanded answers over a scare affecting dozens of countries.
Lactalis CEO Emmanuel Besnier said at the weekend that more than 12 million packages of Picot, Milumel, Celia and other brands of powdered baby milk had been recalled in 83 countries andRead more
The chief executive of France's Lactalis group on Sunday vowed compensation for victims of salmonella-tainted baby milk as he revealed that recalls were now under way in 83 countries.Lactalis has recalled over 12 million packages of baby formula in 83 countries over salmonella fears
Giving his first interview in nearly 20 years, Emmanuel Besnier who heads the family-controlled company, told the Journal du DimancheRead more
Emmanuel Besnier, scion of the secretive family behind one of the world's biggest dairy groups, is often called "the invisible billionaire", unknown to the French public and even to his own employees.
But an outcry over claims the company hid a salmonella outbreak at a plant making powdered baby milk earned him a summons to the French finance ministry onRead more