A 22-year-old man underwent emergency surgery after consuming a merguez containing a wire, purchased at the Carrefour Market in Morangis, Essonne. The incident led to the recall of the suspect batches and a complaint was filed this Wednesday, August 14.
On Thursday, August 8, a 22-year-old man purchased Socopa brand merguez at Carrefour Market in Morangis. Le Figaro explains that after eating them at a barbeque, he experienced severe stomach pain during the night.
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These pains intensified the next day as he headed for Normandy. Taken to the emergency room of the hospital in Deauville, he underwent emergency surgery. Surgeons discovered a wire that had pierced his stomach. The young man was hospitalized two days before being released.
The young man was discharged from the hospital
Following this incident, a complaint was filed on Wednesday, August 14, and the Évry-Courcouronnes prosecutor's office announced the opening of an investigation report. the parisian. This will be done with the Departmental Directorate for Population Protection to establish the circumstances that led to the presence of the iron wire in the product.
The investigation aims to determine whether there were any breaches of safety or prudence obligations during the production or distribution of the merguez. Authorities need to establish how such an object could have ended up in a food product to prevent any future risk to consumers. Suspicious lots have been removed from sale.