Overview

• A family filed a lawsuit on July 10 at the Amiens administrative court, naming the State for alleged lapses in food-inspection services and seeking compensation.
• Me Emmanuel Ludot, representing parents of two contaminated children, alleges that the Préfecture de l’Aisne failed to carry out surprise inspections or ensure proper meat traceability.
• Thirty-two people were sickened in the June outbreak, including at least ten cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome and the death of 11-year-old Elise.
• Genomic sequencing from early July confirmed a biological link between contaminated meat from five local butcheries and patient infections, leading to the preventive closure of six outlets with only one reopening.
• At least two other families have lodged criminal complaints and several parents are preparing legal action or a support group while the Paris public health prosecutor’s inquiry continues.