Scandal of Buitoni pizzas contaminated with E.coli bacteria: Nestlé France announces its indictment

Nestlé France annonce sa mise en examen. MAXPPP – Vincent Isore

Les pizzas, contaminées à la bactérie E.coli avaient entraîné la mort de deux enfants. Buittoni, étant une filiale du groupe Nestlé France, ce dernier a annoncé sa mise en examen ce vendredi 5 juillet.

Nestlé France and one of its subsidiaries were indicted this week in the investigation into the scandal of contaminated Buitoni pizzas to E.coli bacteria and suspected of having caused the deaths of two children, the company announced Friday.

Judicial information for manslaughter

The subsidiary operating the Caudry factory (North), where the pizzas were manufactured, and Nestlé France were indicted "respectively on July 2 and 4&quot ;, according to a press release from the company, which does not specify the charges.

A judicial investigation was opened in May 2022, in particular for involuntary homicide, involuntary injuries, placing on the market a product dangerous to health and endangering others .

In September 2022, Me Pierre Debuisson, who represents 55 victims of this food scandal, requested compensation of up to 250 million euros from Nestlé, to whom he criticized him for not having "taken the necessary measures" in order to guarantee the "quality of the product offered for sale".