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France recalls nutrient bags that killed 3 newborns in December

Several unused IV nutrient bags from the same batch given to the newborns who died were found to have traces of bacteria, says hospital.

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France has recalled a batch of nutrient bags used by hospitals in the Alps to feed babies, the government announced on Saturday after three infants died from bacterial contamination, reports RFI.

The three newborns died on different days in early December and prompted the parents to file criminal complaints for manslaughter against the hospital located in the town of Chambery in southeast France.

Several unused IV bags from the same batch given to the newborns were found to have traces of bacteria, according to the hospital.

France’s health minister Marisol Touraine said all of the affected bags have been removed.

Read more of this report from RFI.