France probes deaths of two babies after powdered milk recall

Bordeaux: France s health minister on Friday sought to reassure consumers that all suspicious infant formula had been withdrawn, as an investigation b...

Bordeaux: France's health minister on Friday sought to reassure consumers that all suspicious infant formula had been withdrawn, as an investigation began into the deaths of two babies who drank possibly contaminated powdered milk.

The infant formula industry has been rocked in recent weeks by several firms recalling batches that could be contaminated with cereulide, a toxin that can cause diarrhoea and vomiting.

The potentially contaminated milk has been "withdrawn" from the market, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said.

In particular, Nestle pulled batches of infant milk in several European countries on January 6.

French investigators are looking into the cause of death of two infants who allegedly consumed Nestle milk.