Case Study Of Lactalis
Multinational dairy products corporation, Lactalis, faces lawsuits due to contaminated baby milk formulas, according to the news. More than 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk products have been recalled from 83 countries. The products were contaminated salmonella bacteria, which causes a potentially fatal food poisoning.
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating food sources or products that have been contaminated with bacteria or viruses. The common bacteria known to cause food poisoning are the Escherichia coli and salmonella, while the rotavirus and the norovirus among many viruses. Symptoms of food poisoning include stomach cramps, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, lack of energy, appetite loss, muscle aches, chills, and …show more content…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacteria causes at least 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths each year. People who are infected by salmonella develop fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps from 12 to 72 hours after infection.
The French company Lactalis are now bombarded by lawsuits filed by parents of children who got sick from drinking the contaminated formula. The products were subjected to recall since December after the salmonella was detected at the factory. Moreover, recalls were issued three times covering Picot, Milumel, and Taranis brands.
"There are complaints and there will be an investigation with which we will fully collaborate," said Emmanuel Besnier, the chief executive officer of the company. Besnier also told the Journal du Dimanche, a French newspaper, that the company did not attempt to hide the outbreak and would pay damages to every family who suffered from the event.
Salmonellosis is known to be severe in people with compromised or weakened immune system, the elderly, and infants and young children. The reasons of why people need to be hospitalized are severe diarrhea and the spread of the infection from the intestines to the bloodstream, then to the other parts of the …show more content…
Bacteremia is when the bacteria enters the bloodstream as a form of a severe complication of the original infection. In salmonellosis, salmonella can invade the bloodstream in severe cases, particularly in people with compromised immunity or lack of antibodies due to prematurity like in children.
A small number of salmonellosis cases have been reported with joint pain or reactive arthritis. This type of arthritis occurs as a reaction by the body to a bacterial infection that inflammation of the joints. Reactive arthritis may persist for months to years with a chance to become chronic arthritis. According to CDC, antibiotic treatment of initial salmonellosis does not affect the risk of developing arthritis.
Diagnosis of salmonellosis requires blood or stool sample from the patient to distinguish it from other diseases that can cause similar symptoms. Clinical tests for salmonella infection involves laboratory culture, DNA fingerprinting, and serotyping of the sample. Salmonella is divided into serotypes based on the structures of the bacteria's surface. Serotypes can cause variations of
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating food sources or products that have been contaminated with bacteria or viruses. The common bacteria known to cause food poisoning are the Escherichia coli and salmonella, while the rotavirus and the norovirus among many viruses. Symptoms of food poisoning include stomach cramps, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, lack of energy, appetite loss, muscle aches, chills, and …show more content…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacteria causes at least 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths each year. People who are infected by salmonella develop fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps from 12 to 72 hours after infection.
The French company Lactalis are now bombarded by lawsuits filed by parents of children who got sick from drinking the contaminated formula. The products were subjected to recall since December after the salmonella was detected at the factory. Moreover, recalls were issued three times covering Picot, Milumel, and Taranis brands.
"There are complaints and there will be an investigation with which we will fully collaborate," said Emmanuel Besnier, the chief executive officer of the company. Besnier also told the Journal du Dimanche, a French newspaper, that the company did not attempt to hide the outbreak and would pay damages to every family who suffered from the event.
Salmonellosis is known to be severe in people with compromised or weakened immune system, the elderly, and infants and young children. The reasons of why people need to be hospitalized are severe diarrhea and the spread of the infection from the intestines to the bloodstream, then to the other parts of the …show more content…
Bacteremia is when the bacteria enters the bloodstream as a form of a severe complication of the original infection. In salmonellosis, salmonella can invade the bloodstream in severe cases, particularly in people with compromised immunity or lack of antibodies due to prematurity like in children.
A small number of salmonellosis cases have been reported with joint pain or reactive arthritis. This type of arthritis occurs as a reaction by the body to a bacterial infection that inflammation of the joints. Reactive arthritis may persist for months to years with a chance to become chronic arthritis. According to CDC, antibiotic treatment of initial salmonellosis does not affect the risk of developing arthritis.
Diagnosis of salmonellosis requires blood or stool sample from the patient to distinguish it from other diseases that can cause similar symptoms. Clinical tests for salmonella infection involves laboratory culture, DNA fingerprinting, and serotyping of the sample. Salmonella is divided into serotypes based on the structures of the bacteria's surface. Serotypes can cause variations of