E. coli poisoning in Aisne: "A bacterium like this doesn't happen by chance," a family sues the State

Tests carried out after the death of an 11-year-old child and a series of severe food poisonings in and around Saint-Quentin have confirmed the link with several of the suspected butchers .

Mr. Ludot deplores the lack of "traceability" of meat in these butcher shops, "which have never been, or rarely, inspected." "Apparently, there may never have been any checks." "There are no unannounced inspections; the state of the refrigeration systems or the conditions in which this meat is stored are not checked," the lawyer continues. For him, the State "has to be held accountable."

The family's two children were hospitalized for a week. Today, they are "physically fine, but not so psychologically," according to Mr. Ludot. "But we escaped tragedy, and fortunately, they survived."