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Soy Lecithin not confirmed as Salmonella source in 'Peanut Butter' Recall
Soy not confirmed as salmonella source in Hershey recall: CFIA
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/...y.html?ref=rss Friday, November 17, 2006 | Hershey's finding that a soy ingredient was*responsible for*a salmonella scare that led to its recall of candy products is still being investigated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,* a federal official says. Garfield Balsom, a food and safety recall officer with CFIA, said*the soy ingredient*is being considered*as a*possible*source of contamination, but the agency's assessment hasn't been completed. Hershey spokeswoman Stephanie Moritz*told CBC on Thursday that*the company*found*the source of the contamination was soy lecithin. "During one of our routine quality checks, the soy lecithin tested positive for salmonella," she said. Soy lecithin is*an emulsifying agent used to help chocolate flow during the manufacturing process. But Balsom said CFIA's investigation hasn't been concluded. "Because the bacteria was found does not necessarily mean that it was the source,"*he*said Thursday. "What contaminated what? What came first, the chicken or the egg?" Meanwhile, the Ontario Ministry of Health is investigating three reports of illness possibly linked to the products involved in the recall, Moritz said. "Hershey is also following up on reports of illness associated with the product codes announced in the recall, but has yet to confirm these," she said. Moritz also noted that most of the recalled products, which did not include Halloween or Christmas candy, have been returned to the company. The company, which employs 500 workers in the eastern Ontario town, shut down production and recalled 25 products after a routine plant inspection detected salmonella on Nov. 9. CIFA said the plant will remain closed until an investigation has been completed. The recalled products can be identified by date codes — ranging from 6417 to 6455 — on the back of each package. __________________________________________________ _ Smiths Falls salmonella melts profit at Hershey's http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/...e4d200&k=22314 Full production didn't resume until all equipment and production lines were sanitized. Hershey's also said it would buy the emulsifier from a different supplier. |
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