According to French media sources, the probe, which will also look at the smaller firm Celia Laiterie de Craon, is tied to a huge controversy in 2017 involving salmonella poisoning of newborn formula.
“This step marks the beginning of the judicial investigation in which Lactalis will be fully involved and in full France probes dairy giant Lactalis over recall failure, negligence transparency”, the company said.
“We will get access to all of the components in the case in the coming weeks and will be able to reply precisely to the entirety of the concerns highlighted in this inquiry,” Lactalis said.
Lactalis, a privately owned company, is the world’s biggest cheese maker and one of the world’s largest dairy conglomerates.
Established in 1933, the firm has grown gradually throughout the years. It became a prominent worldwide player after acquiring Italy’s Parmalat in 2011.
