Le Monde has learned that the Swiss food giant waited for a health risk assessment before notifying Dutch and European authorities about the presence of cereulide in infant formula produced in the Netherlands.

A consumer watchdog and eight families say manufacturers and authorities reacted too slowly after contaminated baby formula was pulled from shelves in more than 60 countries.

PARIS: A recall of potentially contaminated infant milk formula in some 60 countries has taken a legal turn in France after a watchdog and eight families filed a lawsuit accusing…