Strauss Elite Chocolate
Major recall: Chocolate manufacturer warns of salmonella
Strauss-Elite brand chocolate products are affected by the recall (symbol image)
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After the major recall of many Ferrero products before Easter, the manufacturer Strauss-Elite is now warning of salmonella in chocolate products. But which products are affected exactly?
This article first appeared on RTL.de
The “children’s” manufacturer Ferrero recalled numerous well-known products shortly before Easter. The reason: risk of salmonella. Now it hits the next chocolate manufacturer. According to the official press release, the wholesaler “Danel Feinkost” is recalling several products from the manufacturer Strauss-Elite “due to an existing health hazard”. Which brands are affected by the Salmonella alert?
Recall: These products are affected
- Milk Choc w-Popping Candies 100g
- Pesek Zman BIG BITE 50g
- Pesek Zman Choc Bar – Kosher for Passover 43g
- Mixed choc bras 390 g
- Mini Pesek Zman Choc Bar in a family bag – Kosher for Passover 390g
- Rice Cakes Milk Choc Pesach Kitniyot + daily 70g
- Rice Cakes B/S Choc Pesach Kitniyot 70g
- At Hazot Milk Choc & Caramel Biscuit – Kosher for Passover 190g
- At Hazot Milk White Choc Biscuit – Kosher for Passover 190g
- Elite chocolate chip biscuits 180g
This is the second major chocolate recall this year due to salmonella
According to the Bavarian wholesaler for kosher specialties, “several samples with salmonella were found in the production line” and in the raw chocolate during a routine test in the Strauss-Elite chocolate factory in Israel. Consumers are therefore asked not to consume the affected products.
But what to do if the salmonella chocolate has already been eaten? First of all, keep calm and pay attention to the symptoms. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a salmonella disease shows up within a few days with diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting as well as a slight fever. Normally, however, the symptoms subside again.
Young children or older adults could also develop a more severe course of the disease. It was only at the beginning of April that the confectionery manufacturer Ferrero had to stop production in a factory in Belgium for the time being due to salmonella cases in several countries.