seven new complaints filed with the Paris court

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While an investigating judge was appointed in mid-May, two families representing three contaminated children are bringing civil action to have access to the file and to request damages.

The case of contaminated Buitoni pizzas continues. Under the authority of the Paris prosecutor’s office since March 22, the investigations are now being carried out by an investigating judge who was appointed on May 12. It is in this context that seven new complaints were filed with civil action, this Friday, at the office of the investigating judge, at the Paris court.

«This will allow us to access the instruction file“explains master Richard Legrand, the lawyer for the families who have just lodged a complaint. These seven complaints are brought by two different families who represent three children of about ten years contaminated by the E.coli bacterium after having consumed pizzas from the range “Fraîch’up» of the Buitoni brand. «The victims but also the close families who constitute the homes of the victims can lodge a complaint, namely the parents and the spouses“, puts forward the lawyer.

«Persons who believe they have suffered direct harm as a result of the alleged infringement may file a complaint and seek damages“, explains Albane Lancrenon, criminal lawyer within the law firm de Gaulle Fleurance & Associés. This is the case for these seven complaints filed, but the amount requested has not been disclosed. Lawyer Richard Legrand represents a total of fifteen families.

Last week, the NGO Foodwatch also filed two complaints with the Paris court for seven offenses against Buitoni and Kinder respectively, including “marketing of products harmful to health, endangering the lives of others and aggravated deception».

As a reminder, as of May 4, 2022, 56 confirmed cases of hemolytic-uremic syndromes (HUS) and infections with shiga-toxin-producing E.coli bacteria (STEC) linked to the consumption of pizzas “Fraîch’up» of the Buitoni brand have been identified by Santé Publique France. 55 children and 1 adult were affected, including two deaths.

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