A test carried out on a milk powder manufacturing line at Israeli dairy goods corporation Tnuva has located contamination by salmonella, the Ministry of Wellbeing has reported.

In the system of the investigation of the salmonella contamination at Strauss Group’s Elite confectionary factory at Nof Hagalil, a bag of Tnuva milk powder at the factory was also observed to be suspect. Even further checks carried out over the earlier couple times tended to ensure the suspicions, and currently, as pointed out, the sample taken from the Tnuva manufacturing line was observed good for salmonella.

The Ministry of Wellness claimed yesterday that the contamination at the Elite factory was discovered in the liquid chocolate, in advance of the addition of milk powder, so that the contamination in the Tnuva milk powder uncovered at the internet site was not dependable for the contamination there.

The Ministry of Well being says that the Tnuva item is not just one bought to the community, but only to factories exactly where further more processing is carried out, generally involving heating the products, which helps prevent bacteria from reproducing, and so there is no threat to public well being. Checks of finished products in which the milk powder had been applied have so much uncovered the merchandise to be uncontaminated. At present there is proof of contamination in just one batch of milk powder made on August 9, 2021.

“The Ministry of Overall health has carried out dozens of checks at distinct laboratories in get to establish the extent of the contamination. Success of up to day environmental checks at the Tnuva manufacturing unit have been found to be in purchase,” the ministry said. “The Ministry of Well being has instructed Tnuva to remember milk powder manufactured among August 9 and August 25, 2021. The milk powder manufactured involving these dates was sold only to factories and not to institutions. The Nationwide Meals Support continues to carry out investigations at factories that received batches produced among these dates.

“In addition, the Ministry of Health has instructed establishments that receive milk powder not to use the product or service as a security evaluate until the investigation is entire. The Ministry of Well being carries on with checks and with the investigation of the function, and will update the public with the findings.”

Tnuva explained in a statement: “The milk powder is a raw product for industrial use only, and is not sold in merchants and does not achieve people. All Tnuva’s milk products are in buy and secure to use. All Tnuva’s milk items bear meticulous and strict thermal processes, such as pasteurization that destroys germs. We make clear that there is no link to the top quality event at the Strauss chocolate manufacturing facility.”

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