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The Laboratorios Microal SCL group has referred to the Court of Instruction number 10 of Seville, an organization that has initiated an investigation to clarify if there is criminal responsibility before the health alert for listeriosis , which has affected more than 200 people and has caused three deaths, a report that shows that a sample of a batch of meat Mecha from the Magrudis company tested positive for listeria last February.

According to judicial sources informed Europa Press, the report submitted, which has been admitted to advance the investigation by the investigating judge Pilar Ordóñez , indicates that Magrudis was notified "in a timely manner" of the contamination of its products by the bacteria listeria monocytogenes , as indicated by the ABC newspaper on Friday.

In fact, in the order to admit the complaint filed by Facua-Consumers in Action against Magrudis and those responsible, to which Europa Press had access, the magistrate indicates that this report, which was submitted on September 10, is one to the investigation proceedings as well as to provide a copy of it to the agents of the Central Operating Environment Unit (Ucoma) of the Civil Guard, the body in charge of the investigation.

It should be noted that the court admitted to processing the complaint of Facua whenever the facts reported could be constituting a crime against public health and injuries. In this way, proceedings have been initiated to clarify the facts and discern whether those responsible for Magrudis are cited as investigated.

For its part, Facua has indicated that it will provide documentation so that the investigation also covers the crimes of abortion and homicide , without prejudice to others that could be determined throughout the investigation of the case.

The Board exercises the popular accusation

On the other hand, the Junta de Andalucía has appeared this Thursday in the court judge as a private accusation against the Magrudis company, as announced by the Andalusian Minister of Health and Family , Jesús Aguirre , who has criticized that the lack of "self-control" of that company forced to decree a health alert for listeriosis.

"They have not done their homework, they have not worked as it should work and we were forced to activate a health alert," Aguirre said in statements to journalists, and noted that there is no longer any affected by the outbreak admitted to the ICU.

Complaints before the Prosecutor

Earlier this month, the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Seville agreed to close the three investigations that had been initiated by the allegations presented by the listeriosis outbreak and thus transfer the investigation to the Court of Instruction No. 10 of Seville to join it with the proceedings that This judicial body keeps open after complaints filed by affected individuals.

As reported by the Office of the Superior Prosecutor of Andalusia in a statement, after investigating the complaints presented by the Ministry of Health and Family and City Council of Seville, the Office of the Prosecutor of Seville sent its conclusions to the body responsible for the investigation instruction.

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