Agrifood, a crisis that will leave its mark

The last few weeks have been marked by a proliferation of serious health scandals in the food industry, leading to numerous poisonings and the death of two children. Buitoni (Nestlé group) was the first incriminated, with the recall of its Fraich'up frozen pizzas on March 18 due to contamination with E. coli bacteria. It is these pizzas which would have caused the death of the children. A few weeks later, on April 5, Kinder (Ferrero group) recalled some of its chocolates made in Belgium, suspected of containing salmonella. Finally, the next day, Graindorge (Lactalis group) reported Bries and Coulommiers potentially contaminated with listeria. Articles and reactions on social networks have multiplied lately, in an atmosphere of general mistrust towards the giants of the food industry. The number of recalls, however, is nothing exceptional: more than 4 product recalls…

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