Tnuva logistical center  credit: Rafi Kutz

Ministry: Salmonella in Tnuva milk power poses no health risk

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A examine carried out on a milk powder manufacturing line at Israeli dairy products organization Tnuva has discovered contamination by salmonella, the Ministry of Wellbeing has claimed.

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In the program of the investigation of the salmonella contamination at Strauss Group’s Elite confectionary manufacturing unit at Nof Hagalil, a bag of Tnuva milk powder at the manufacturing facility was also discovered to be suspect. More checks carried out over the previous couple of days tended to validate the suspicions, and these days, as talked about, the sample taken from the Tnuva output line was uncovered favourable for salmonella.

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The Ministry of Health and fitness said yesterday that the contamination at the Elite manufacturing facility was uncovered in the liquid chocolate, ahead of the addition of milk powder, so that the contamination in the Tnuva milk powder observed at the internet site was not liable for the contamination there.

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The Ministry of Health and fitness suggests that the Tnuva item is not just one bought to the general public, but only to factories in which further processing is carried out, normally involving heating the item, which stops microorganisms from reproducing, and so there is no hazard to community wellness. Checks of finished items in which the milk powder experienced been utilized have so considerably located the solutions to be uncontaminated. At present there is proof of contamination in a single batch of milk powder generated on August 9, 2021.

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“The Ministry of Health and fitness has carried out dozens of checks at various laboratories in order to figure out the extent of the contamination. Outcomes of up to day environmental checks at the Tnuva manufacturing facility have been identified to be in get,” the ministry stated. “The Ministry of Health and fitness has instructed Tnuva to recall milk powder manufactured involving August 9 and August 25, 2021. The milk powder developed among these dates was offered only to factories and not to establishments. The National Foodstuff Company proceeds to have out investigations at factories that received batches manufactured amongst these dates.

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“In addition, the Ministry of Wellness has instructed institutions that receive milk powder not to use the item as a security measure right until the investigation is complete. The Ministry of Well being carries on with checks and with the investigation of the function, and will update the community with the conclusions.”

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Tnuva mentioned in a statement: “The milk powder is a raw material for industrial use only, and is not sold in stores and does not get to customers. All Tnuva’s milk goods are in order and secure to use. All Tnuva’s milk products bear meticulous and rigid thermal procedures, like pasteurization that destroys germs. We make apparent that there is no relationship to the top quality celebration at the Strauss chocolate manufacturing unit.”

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