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vLex Vincent AI Upgrade: 12 Skills, 12 Countries + the EU, Transactional Skills and VIDA AI for Dockets
vLex (Fastcase) is releasing a major upgrade to Vincent AI. This new release increases the number of workflows from 4 to 12. This includes expansion of both litigation and transactional tools and the addition of AI tools for additional jurisdictions including France Portugal and Brazil. vLex is the first generative AI platform to receive the...
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Pesto linked to five botulism cases in France
Several people are suspected to have developed botulism after eating pesto in France. The Centre-Val-de-Loire Regional Health Agency received reports of five probable cases of botulism following a family meal. Sick people ate wild garlic pesto from the “O Ptits Oignons” brand. The five cases are currently hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Leftover food,...
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Salmonella outbreak linked to cheese sickens 70 in France
More than 70 people have fallen sick in France in a Salmonella outbreak linked to cheese. The 72 salmonellosis cases are linked to the consumption of Le Chasteau soft cheeses produced in Cantal by GAEC Deflisque between the beginning of March and the start of August. Institut Pasteur and Santé publique France identified monophasic Salmonella...
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Measuring Diversity at Work in France: the CNIL Launches a Public Consultation on a Draft Recommendation
Context Businesses are under pressure from a range of internal and external stakeholders to create and maintain genuinely diverse and inclusive workplaces. Consequently, more and more businesses want to collect and track Diversity and Inclusion (“D&I”) data about their staff. This may include information about gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, socio-economic background health,...
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French water controls criticized in EU audit; consumers deceived
The European Commission has found major problems with French controls in the water sector with the system not ensuring compliance with the rules. A DG Sante audit was carried out in March following alleged fraud in natural mineral waters in France that were reported by media in January involving Nestlé Waters and Sources Alma. Auditors...
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Authorities Go for Gold on Fake Fashion Enforcement as Paris Olympics Begin
France is ramping up its enforcement efforts against counterfeit fashion as the 2024 Paris Olympics open. As it readied Paris for the Olympics, France reinforced existing efforts to dissuade consumers from purchasing and carrying knockoff goods and to target the vendors of these goods. In anticipation of a flood of tourists for the 2024 summer...
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New Enforcement Powers for the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)
On May 21, 2024, France adopted law No. 2024-449 to secure and regulate the digital space. This law grants new enforcement powers and authority to the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), including to seize documents, record declarations during dawn raids, and enforce certain provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Governance Act (DGA). Power...
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Raw milk cheese linked to French Yersinia outbreak
More than 130 people are sick in France as part of a Yersinia outbreak linked to a raw milk goat’s cheese brand. France has 133 cases, while Belgium, Norway, and Luxembourg all have one each in the Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 2, serotype O:9 outbreak. Etoile de Provence Banon AOP 100-gram with dates up to Aug....
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France drifts towards uncertainty after snap elections
The second round of France’s snap parliamentary elections delivered a surprising result on Sunday: with 182 seats, the coalition of left-wing parties—the Nouveau Front populaire (“NFP”) emerged as the unexpected victor. Centrist parties supporting President Emmanuel Macron finished second with 168 seats altogether, whereas the far-right Rassemblement National (“RN”) and its allies—which in the first...
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Nestlé France faces charges in Buitoni case
Nestlé has announced that it is facing criminal charges regarding a 2022 E. coli outbreak in France that was traced to pizzas. The judges leading the case filed charges against Nestlé France and Société des Produits Alimentaires de Caudry (SPAC), a subsidiary of the company, this past week. The criminal investigation is ongoing, and no...