Salmonella in Chocolate: The Ministry of Health has closed the Strauss plant for three months
The move, announced by the ministry's director general and head of public health services after a visit to the candy factory in the Galilee landscape, means that no products will go on the market yesterday.
Yoav Itiel
28/04/2022
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 08:14 Updated: 09:51
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In the video: Senior Ministry of Health visit the Strauss plant (Yoav Itiel)
The director general of the Ministry of Health, Nachman Ash, announced today (Thursday) that the quality mark of the Strauss candy factory in the
Galilee landscape has been suspended for three months, following the salmonella affair in chocolate.
Public Health Sharon Elrai-Price and other professionals from the ministry Elrai-Price said at the end of the visit that "process failures were found" and that "the plant understands this."
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Strauss-Elite plant in the Galilee landscape, today (Photo: Yoav Itiel)
Two days ago, Ash said following the affair that the ministry was examining itself in light of the affair.
"We test ourselves to see that everything is done well, maybe we should have done things differently, we examine ourselves all the time," he said.
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The salmonella storm in chocolate began on Monday, with the Strauss company announcing a concern about the presence of the bacterium in chocolate products.
The company recalled a large variety of its various chocolate products and the move created a public and media storm, alongside harsh criticism taken against the company for handling its management and conducting customer service during the event.
Later this week the company announced that the bacterium was detected not only in the raw materials but also in the company’s finished products.
Yesterday, Strauss announced that it is expanding its recall, and from now on, all of the company's confectionery products in the Galilee landscape are included in the list.
It was further decided that the company would return the plant to operation only after the defects were repaired.
Following the announcement, trading in the company's stock was suspended for half an hour as is customary in such cases.
At the same time, tests revealed that salmonella was also found in marketed products.
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