The importers of Elite confectionary (Gefem South Africa) have asked us to share this recall message with the community. Please see the important notification below and please note:
The recall is for all Elite confectionary that is in date. This includes chocolate bars and slabs, toffees, all chewing gums and Bazooka bubble gums.
These may be returned for credit to where they where purchased from. A till slip is not required.
Please note that some stores/outlets do not sell the full range of Elite products and therefore will not credit items which are not sold in their businesses.
Strauss Israel will restart the confectionary production facility in Nof Hagalil and will resume activity only when all the faults are amended, and products will be absolutely safe to consume.
The company is voluntarily extending the recall policy to all the products produced in the facility including the following brands: Elite Chocolate, Elite Cakes, Elite Wafers, Energy Grain Snacks, Energy Chocolate Rice Cakes, Gum and Toffee Candies from all expiration dates
Strauss Israel has decided to close all production in the confectionary facility and will resume activity only after a complete restart. Recently received lab results show that there is preliminary concern of contamination (there are no final results yet) of Salmonella in 2 single samples of chocolate out of 270 samples tested. These products were part of the products that were shipped to stores and were included in the withdrawal / recall that was instated in the beginning of the week.
In light of these results, the company's Management Team has decided to mitigate all risks, low as they may be, and remove all of the products produced in the confectionary facility from shelves.
The recall is for products of the following brands: Elite Chocolate, Elite Cakes, Elite Wafers, Energy Grain Snacks, Energy Chocolate Rice Cakes, Gum and Toffee Candies from all expiration dates. Consumers are asked not to consume these products.
"In Australia, Benedikt Imports Pty recalled various Elite branded confectionery products because of potential Salmonella. They had been available for sale nationally at Coles, Woolworths, IGAs, 7/11, independent Kosher stores and milk bars.
"In New Zealand, affected items were sold at certain ethnic grocery stores and may have been provided to community groups. They were also part of a gift box from The Greys Ave Deli or The Kosher Deli in Auckland and online via the company’s website. There have been no confirmed illnesses in New Zealand or Australia."
"Strauss has recalled Elite branded items such as cakes, wafers, energy grain snacks, energy chocolate rice cakes, chewing gum and toffee candies of all dates. They were distributed in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom."
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