A verify carried out on a milk powder manufacturing line at Israeli dairy merchandise firm Tnuva has discovered contamination by salmonella, the Ministry of Well being has reported.
In the middle of the investigation of the salmonella contamination at Strauss Group’s Elite confectionary manufacturing unit at Nof Hagalil, a bag of Tnuva milk powder on the manufacturing unit was additionally discovered to be suspect. Additional checks carried out over the previous few days tended to verify the suspicions, and at this time, as talked about, the pattern taken from the Tnuva manufacturing line was discovered constructive for salmonella.
The Ministry of Well being mentioned yesterday that the contamination on the Elite manufacturing unit was found within the liquid chocolate, earlier than the addition of milk powder, in order that the contamination within the Tnuva milk powder discovered on the web site was not accountable for the contamination there.
The Ministry of Well being says that the Tnuva product just isn’t one bought to the general public, however solely to factories the place additional processing is carried out, normally involving heating the product, which prevents micro organism from reproducing, and so there isn’t any hazard to public well being. Checks of completed merchandise during which the milk powder had been used have to this point discovered the merchandise to be uncontaminated. At current there’s proof of contamination in a single batch of milk powder produced on August 9, 2021.
“The Ministry of Well being has carried out dozens of checks at totally different laboratories with the intention to decide the extent of the contamination. Outcomes of updated environmental checks on the Tnuva manufacturing unit have been discovered to be so as,” the ministry said. “The Ministry of Well being has instructed Tnuva to recall milk powder produced between August 9 and August 25, 2021. The milk powder produced between these dates was bought solely to factories and to not establishments. The Nationwide Meals Service continues to hold out investigations at factories that obtained batches produced between these dates.
“As well as, the Ministry of Well being has instructed establishments that obtain milk powder to not use the product as a security measure till the investigation is full. The Ministry of Well being continues with checks and with the investigation of the occasion, and can replace the general public with the findings.”
Tnuva mentioned in a press release: “The milk powder is a uncooked materials for industrial use solely, and isn’t bought in shops and doesn’t attain customers. All Tnuva’s milk merchandise are so as and secure to make use of. All Tnuva’s milk merchandise endure meticulous and strict thermal processes, together with pasteurization that destroys germs. We clarify that there isn’t any connection to the standard occasion on the Strauss chocolate manufacturing unit.”
Printed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on Could 16, 2022.
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