E. coli illnesses linked to frozen pizza made by Nestlé SA in France have killed two children and sickened dozens of others, presenting the packaged-foods giant with its most serious food-safety issue in years.

French authorities last month launched a criminal investigation into Nestlé for involuntary manslaughter, deceitful practices and endangering others, according to France’s Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention, a government body tasked with protecting consumers.

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