Barry Callebaut denies Salmonella-positive chocolate entered supply chain
The Group has shared its internal investigation with the Belgian Food Safety Authorities for assessment.
Although chocolate infected with Salmonella was manufactured at Barry Callebaut's Wieze, Belgium plant, the Group has determined that none of it entered its retail supply chain.
On Monday, June 27, Barry Callebaut detected a Salmonella-positive production lot manufactured in Wieze. The Group’s food safety programs in place allowed it to quickly identify lecithin as the source of the contamination, an ingredient widely used in chocolate production. Barry Callebaut informed the Belgian Food Safety Authorities (FAVV) about the incident, stopped all chocolate production lines as a precautionary measure and put a hold on all products manufactured since the time of testing.