Strauss products caused 21 salmonella infections in Israel due to flaws in factory operations

The Ministry of Health of Israel published a series of flaws in how the Elite Nof Hagalil factory operated, which likely led to the introduction of salmonella. So far, there are 21 cases of suspected salmonella infections and six hospitalizations from the Strauss factory in Nof Hagalil. As a result, the Israeli health ministry closed the factory for 3 months. The Ministry of Health has published a list of flaws in the factory operation, which likely led to the introduction of salmonella. Pigeons had entered the factory several months ago and could have been the source of the contamination. The Ministry of Health found that the factory's quality control team had undergone changes over the past year, and there was temporarily no food safety manager at the factory. Most significantly, salmonella contamination seems widespread within the factory, with 30 samples positive for salmonella out of 300 taken. The affair had led to one of the most extensive product recalls which has ever taken place in Israel, encompassing all products of the factory affected: Elite chocolate, Elite cakes, Elite waffles, Energy snack bars, Energy chocolate covered rice crackers, chewing gum, and soft sweets, with all expiry dates. @ https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-21-suspected-salmonella-infections-from-strauss-plant-1001410757