English: French children sickened by E. coli in pizzas also recalled in Belgium
In France, health authorities have found a link between the sharp rise in infections with the E. coli bacteria and frozen pizzas of the Buitoni brand. Two infected children died, dozens of others became seriously ill, the French news agency AFP reported Wednesday. In Belgium, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) also recalled such pizzas.
Source: BELGA
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 19:21
Since the end of February, the number of cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in France, a consequence of an E. coli infection, increased. This syndrome causes kidney failure and occurs in children. Analyses now confirm “a link between several cases of consumption of Buitoni’s Fraîch’Up range of frozen pizzas contaminated with E. coli bacteria,” the French Directorate General of Public Health said.
When health authorities suspected a link between the product and the contamination, the pizzas were recalled en masse in mid-March. Food manufacturer Nestlé also shut down two production lines pending analysis results. France is currently investigating 75 contaminations. The link with the pizzas of the two deceased children could not yet be confirmed.
**Also recalled in Belgium**
Supermarket chain Leader Price, where the pizzas were sold, in consultation with the FASFC, also recalled the pizzas as a precaution in Belgium. This happened on March 21. The product was sold in some Walloon branches of Leader Price.Hélène Bonte, spokesperson for the FASFC, confirmed to Belga on Wednesday that no cases have been reported in Belgium that could be linked to the French contamination. “But we are closely monitoring the situation and are in contact with our French colleagues,” Bonte said.
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English: French children sickened by E. coli in pizzas also recalled in Belgium
In France, health authorities have found a link between the sharp rise in infections with the E. coli bacteria and frozen pizzas of the Buitoni brand. Two infected children died, dozens of others became seriously ill, the French news agency AFP reported Wednesday. In Belgium, the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) also recalled such pizzas.
Source: BELGA
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 19:21
Since the end of February, the number of cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in France, a consequence of an E. coli infection, increased. This syndrome causes kidney failure and occurs in children. Analyses now confirm “a link between several cases of consumption of Buitoni’s Fraîch’Up range of frozen pizzas contaminated with E. coli bacteria,” the French Directorate General of Public Health said.
When health authorities suspected a link between the product and the contamination, the pizzas were recalled en masse in mid-March. Food manufacturer Nestlé also shut down two production lines pending analysis results. France is currently investigating 75 contaminations. The link with the pizzas of the two deceased children could not yet be confirmed.
**Also recalled in Belgium**
Supermarket chain Leader Price, where the pizzas were sold, in consultation with the FASFC, also recalled the pizzas as a precaution in Belgium. This happened on March 21. The product was sold in some Walloon branches of Leader Price.Hélène Bonte, spokesperson for the FASFC, confirmed to Belga on Wednesday that no cases have been reported in Belgium that could be linked to the French contamination. “But we are closely monitoring the situation and are in contact with our French colleagues,” Bonte said.
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