13.nov.06
National Post/ Globe and Mail/AP
Hershey Co., the largest U.S. chocolate maker, is, according to these stories, voluntarily recalling 25 Canadian-made products because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Chipits milk-chocolate chips, Hershey bars and Cherry Blossom chocolates are among items that could be tainted with the bacteria, Hershey and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in separate statements yesterday. The products, which may have been distributed across Canada, were made at the company's Smiths Falls, Ont., plant Oct. 15 through Nov. 10. Hershey was cited as saying that no illnesses have been reported.
Company spokeswoman Stephanie Moritz was cited as saying the potential contamination is linked to a "minor" ingredient used in chocolate making, but declined to be more specific (how open of them -- dp).
Garfield Balsom, a spokesman for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, was quoted as saying that the agency started an investigation after being notified by the company "that there was an issue" at the Smiths Falls facility. He declined to provide details on the agency's findings so far. Output at Smiths Falls was halted on the evening of Nov. 9 as a precaution, Ms. Moritz said.