Clasen Quality Chocolate Inc. of Madison, WI,  is recalling 4,383,201 pounds of chocolate and confectionery products because of potential Salmonella contamination.

According to the details posted by the Food and Drugs Administration, the recall was initiated on May 3, 2024, and is ongoing.

The recalled products were distributed in California

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Researchers have looked into the number of and factors behind Salmonella outbreaks linked to chocolate products in recent decades.

No predominant Salmonella serotype was identified, according to the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal study.

Researchers performed a systematic review of three databases. Eligible articles were published after 1970, describing outbreaks

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A Salmonella contamination incident has continued to affect Barry Callebaut in regions including North America, based on sales figures from the company.

An issue at the Wieze factory in Belgium in June 2022 with a batch of contaminated lecithin led to production temporarily being stopped and a gradual return to normal

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The cost of a recall and plant closure due to Salmonella contamination is to be more than initially predicated, according to Strauss Group.

The company updated the estimated damage to net profit for 2022 due to the recall and shutdown of the plant in Nof Hagalil, Israel to a range

Continue Reading Strauss estimates a greater impact of the Salmonella incident, partly because of consumer lawsuits

Strauss Group has been given permission to restart a factory in Israel that was shut months because of Salmonella findings.

The confectionery manufacturing site in Nof Hagalil will gradually return to production following a thorough clean-up of the plant and investments in infrastructure.

Food inspectors from the Israeli Ministry of

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Strauss Group’s profit has been heavily dented by a chocolate recall because of Salmonella and the related closure of a production plant in Israel.

The company showed growth in some areas but this was offset by a decline in sales in the confectionery division and the Sabra hummus business, both

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