Cadbury

By Super Admin

While the taste of the age old Cadbury sets one to drool the alarming news about the prevalent of salmonella have the public to step back in bewilderment. The brand withdrew a million chocolate bars that may consist of the contamination of a rare strain of salmonella.

A leaking pipe at a Cadbury's plant in Herefordshire in January has paved way for the contamination. The presence of the salmonella was detected at the Marlbrook plant after the samples were sent to an independent laboratory. The Health protection agency confirmed the strain of salmonella and in return alerted the Food Standard Agency (FSA). Cadbury officially came up with the admission of the possibility of the existence of salmonella in seven of its products.

They are:

  • 250 grams Dairy Milk Turkish,
  • Dairy Milk caramel
  • Dairy Milk mint bar,
  • Dairy Milk 8 chunk,
  • 1 kg Dairy Milk bar,
  • Dairy Milk Easter Egg bar
  • The Freddo Bar

Cadbury chose to adopt the recall decision after the report of the FSA that stated that there was an increase in the salmonella affected cases. It stressed on the precautionary measure to reassure the public about the quality of the brand.

But a Health Protection Agency spokeswoman pointed out that there was no connection between the recall and the salmonella affected cases.

Mr. Shattock , the European president of Cadbury stated that he was convinced of the chocolates' quality and that it was safe to be consumed. He also pointed out that the contamination level was very low and can hardly cause any health havoc.A refund will be entertained for the affected bars.

But however Hugh Pennington a bacteriologist of Aberdeen University's point of view is that only a total absence of salmonella can ensure safety. A fat in the chocolate actually helps the bacteria to thrive against the normal intestinal defenses.

Whereas a spokesman of Cadbury's stated that the history of the company dates back to a 100 yrs and it has always been highly concerned with the well being of its consumers.

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