The way it's handled in France (and I guess the rest of Europe) is that such products are tested very frequently and recalls issued quickly and liberally. As a

The way it's handled in France (and I guess the rest of Europe) is that such products are tested very frequently and recalls issued quickly and liberally. As a result, consumer poisoning are very rare. Overall this may be a better strategy as the presence of harmless microorganisms slow the development of harmful ones.