Spanish company fined for salmonella outbreak
for poisoning 2,700 people with salmonella serves as a warning to
plant managers they are on the line for their companies when
itcomes to food safety.
The Spanish food company Grupo Sada was fined €600,000 by the country's food regulator for not providing enough information about the ingredients and production of the cooked chicken duringprevious inspections by health officials, El Pais newspaper reported online. In addition the company will have to make a big effort to regain its market due to the fallout over the safety of its products. During the salmonella outbreak in July inspectors closed down production at the company's plant after finding traces of the salmonella germ in one the sauce pipes at its factory in Toledo. Thesauce is poured on top of the chicken before it is packed. The company had not informed health inspectors, who test the product twice a week, about its decision to put the sauce on the chicken before wrapping it according to reports by the newspaper. The inspection was sparked by the rising number of people falling ill throughout Spain. The source was traced to Sada's roasted chicken product. All Sada chicken products were withdrawn from the market. and consumers who may have purchased a roast chicken are advised to throw itaway. About 2,700 people fell ill and one elderly person died as a result of eating the chicken. Grupo Sada is owned by Nutreco, a multinational corporation based in the Netherlands. External links to companies or organisations mentioned in this story: Nutreco
