COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
Strauss Israel Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Confectionery Products Because of Possible Health Risk
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- Food & Beverages
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Recall Reason DescriptionPotential Salmonella contamination
- Company Name:
- Strauss Israel
- Brand Name:
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Brand Name(s)Elite
- Product Description:
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Product DescriptionConfectionery Products
Company Announcement
Strauss Israel of Israel is voluntarily recalling the following Elite branded products: Elite Chocolate, Cakes, Wafers, Energy Grain Snacks, Energy Chocolate Rice Cakes, Chewing Gum and Toffee Candies, including all product codes currently on the US market. This recall does not pertain to all Elite coffee items. The recalled products may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The Elite products have been distributed in the kosher market nationally, primarily in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, and Florida. Additionally, products have been sold directly to customers via Amazon.com, Fresh Direct, Passover.com and all Retailer Online Sites.
A list of the recalled products appears at the end of this notice. No other Strauss Israel or Elite products are affected.
The products are being recalled as they were manufactured in a facility in which Salmonella was detected in the production line and in the liquid chocolate that is used for the production of the finished products.
No illnesses have been reported to date.
Consumers who have purchased the affected Elite brand products should not consume them and may return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Strauss Israel on any one of the following communication channels:
Facebook: https://he-il.facebook.com/StraussGroup
Website: https://www.strauss-group.co.il
Email: eliterecall@kayco.com
This recall is conducted with knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.
| KayCo's Item Number | Product Description | UPC | Size of Package |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161454 | ELITE HAZELNUT & ALMOND MILK CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245110825 | 100 g |
| 161406 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM | 815871010283 | 100 g |
| 161405 | ELITE POPPING ROCKS MILK CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871010337 | 100/90 g |
| 161429 | ELITE WHITE CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871011471 | 100 g |
| 161457 | ELITE WHITE CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871012799 | |
| 161453 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE WITH BERRY FLAVOR TRUFFLE CREAM BAR | 815871011105 | 100 g |
| 870958 | ELITE BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE BAR (P) SPECIAL ORDER | 7290000170077 | 100 g |
| 161401 | ELITE BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245109973 | |
| 161451 | ELITE BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245107214 | |
| 161400 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245109966 | 100 g |
| 161450 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245107146 | |
| 870957 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR (P) SPECIAL ORDER | 7290000170053 | |
| 161409 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE WITH PRALINE CREAM | 815871015028 | 100 g |
| 161412 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE WITH HAZELNUT PIECES | 815871015035 | 100 g |
| 161413 | ELITE AERATED MILK CHOCOLATE | 815871015431 | 90 g |
| 161414 | ELITE MIX CHOCOLATE WITH WAFER ROLLS AND COCONUT | 815871015455 | 95 g |
| 161416 | ELITE MIX CHOCOLATE WITH COOKIES AND CARAMELIZED HAZELNUTS | 815871015462 | 95 g |
| 161410 | ELITE WHITE & MILK CHOCOLATE BAR WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM | 815871014502 | 100 g |
| 161404 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE BAR WITH LENTILS | 815871010252 | 100 g |
| 161411 | ELITE WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH COOKIE PIECES | 815871015707 | 100 g |
| 161405 | ELITE POPPING ROCKS MILK CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871010337 | 95 g |
| 161445 | ELITE EXTRA CREAMY MILK CHOCOLATE WITH VANILLA & COOKIES | 815871012294 | 95 g |
| 161446 | ELITE EXTRA CREAMY MILK CHOCOLATE WITH STRAWBERRY & COOKIES | 815871012287 | 95 g |
| 161443 | ELITE EXTRA CREAMY MILK CHOCOLATE | 815871012317 | 90g |
| 161434 | ELITE CHOCOLATE WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM | 815871012522 | 50 g |
| 161460 | ELITE COLLECTION DARK CHOCOLATE 70% | 815871011860 | 100 g |
| 161461 | ELITE COLLECTION DARK CHOCOLATE 85% | 815871011853 | |
| 161408 | ELITE BLONDY WITH HAZELNUT CREAM | 815871015011 | 100 g / 3.5 oz |
| 161407 | ELITE BLONDY WITH MILK CREAM | 815871015004 | 100 g / 3.5 oz |
| 160420 | ELITE BIG BITE PESEK ZMAN | 815871010184 | 55 g |
| 160422 | ELITE 45g PESEK ZMAN | 815871010146 | 45 g |
| 160306 | ELITE MINI PESEK ZMAN CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245108310 | 400 g |
| 160416 | ELITE PESEK ZMAN WAFER ROLL | 815871011495 | 40 g |
| 160533 | ELITE PESEK ZMAN ULTIMATE HAZELNUT CREAM | 815871015301 | 45 g |
| 160534 | ELITE PESEK ZMAN ULTIMATE COFFEE CREAM | 815871015318 | 35g |
| 160357 | ELITE MINI PESEK ZMAN | 815871015233 | 400 g |
| 160429 | ELITE PESEK ZMAN PLAY BALL | 815871015349 | 45 g |
| 160595 | ELITE BLONDY PESEK ZMAN | 815871014243 | 45 g |
| 160317 | ELITE MINI PESEK ZMAN MIX | 815871015899 | 400 g |
| 160305 | ELITE MINI MEKUPELET KP | 77245109058 | 400 g |
| 160354 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE LOG | 77245101755 | 25 g |
| 160355 | MINI CARAMEL | 815871011464 | 190 g |
| 160358 | ELITE MINI COCONUT CREAM CHOCOLATE BARS | 815871014977 | 200 g |
| 160359 | ELITE MINI NUTTY CREAM CHOCOLATE BARS | 815871014984 | 200 g |
| 160463 | ELITE NUTTY CREAM CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871014656 | 45 g |
| 160310 | ELITE MINI SNAP CHOCOLATE BAR | 77245108303 | 400 g |
| 160449 | ELITE SNAP BAR | 815871013307 | 45 g |
| 160522 | ELITE WHITE SNAP BAR | 815871011747 | 45 g |
| 160323 | Mini Snap no added Sugar family Bag | 815871016865 | 220 g |
| 160308 | ELITE TAAMI BAR | 815871010153 | 40 g |
| 160316 | ELITE WHITE TAAMI BAR | 815871015325 | 40 g |
| 160448 | ELITE CRUNCH MILK CHOCOLATE & CREAM BISCUIT | 815871012256 | 100 g |
| 160318 | ELITE MINI CHOCOLATE BISCUIT CRUNCH | 815871013109 | 20g |
| 160590 | ELITE SWEET @ MIDNIGHT MILK CHOCOLATE | 815871014229 | 200 g |
| 160591 | ELITE SWEET @ MIDNIGHT WHITE CHOCOLATE | 815871014236 | 200 g |
| 160412 | ELITE SHTIX WITH CREAM AND POPPING ROCKS | 815871011044 | 98 g |
| 160413 | ELITE SHTIX WITH CREAM AND LENTILS | 815871011051 | 98 g |
| 160411 | ELITE SHTIX WITH MILK CREAM - 8 PIECES | 815871011037 | 98 g |
| 160456 | ELITE SHTIX WITH MILK CREAM - 8 PC | 815871011822 | |
| 160352 | ELITE MINI MIX CHOCOLATE | 77245111303 | 400 g |
| 160311 | ELITE MINI MIX CHOCOLATE BAR | 815871012959 | 390 g |
| 160315 | ELITE ASSORTED MINI MIX - SMALL BAG | 815871012966 | 190 g |
| 160309 | ELITE TUV TAAM CHOCOLATE WAFER | 815871013383 | 400 g |
| 160439 | ELITE TORTIT MEGADIM 40GR | 815871012201 | 40 g |
| 160476 | ELITE MILK CHOCOLATE COATED RICE CAKES - KITNIYOT | 815871011884 | 70 g |
| 160319 | ELITE NIMNIMS SINGLE PACK | 815871015097 | 40 g |
| 160304 | ELITE CHOCOLATE BUTTON SHAPED CANDIES - 10 PACKS | 815871015660 | 170 g |
| 160240 | ELITE CHOCOLATE HEARTS WITH HAZELNUT CREAM | 815871012973 | 50 g |
| 160105 | ELITE STRAWBERRY FLAVORED TOFFEE - SMALL BAG | 815871010344 | 200 / 600 g |
| 160106 | ELITE STRAWBERRY FLAVORED TOFFEE - LARGE BAG | 815871010368 | |
| 160806 | ELITE SUGAR FREE BLUEBERRY MUST GUM | 815871013123 | 28 g |
| 160804 | ELITE SUGAR FREE SPEARMINT MUST GUM | 815871010122 | 28 g |
| 160717 | ELITE MUST SPEARMINT GUM - IN A CUP | 815871012041 | 66/28 g |
| 160804 | ELITE SUGAR FREE SPEARMINT MUST GUM | 815871010122 | |
| 160716 | ELITE MUST REFRESHING MINT GUM - IN A CUP | 815871012034 | 66 g |
| 160805 | ELITE SUGAR FREE LEMON MINT MUST GUM | 815871013116 | 28 g |
| 160800 | ELITE SUGAR FREE CHERRY MUST GUM | 77245110764 | 28/66 g |
| 160842 | ELITE CHERRY GUM WITH SUGAR | 815871016209 | |
| 160860 | ELITE S/F SPEARMINT MUST GUM kitniyot | 815871012768 | 28 g |
| 160843 | ELITE GRAPE GUM WITH SUGAR | 815871015998 | 66 g |
| 160840 | ELITE SPEARMINT GUM WITH SUGAR | 815871014625 | 66 g |
| 160841 | ELITE REFRESHING MINT GUM WITH SUGAR | 815871014632 | 66 g |
| 160861 | ELITE S/F CLASSIC BAZOOKA GUM kitniyot | 815871012744 | 66 g /28 g |
| 160715 | ELITE BAZOOKA BUBBLE GUM - IN A CUP | 815871011778 | |
| 160704 | ELITE TUTI FRUITY BAZOOKA GUM | 815871010504 | |
| 160702 | ELITE GRAPE BAZOOKA GUM | 815871010467 | 28 g |
| 160756 | ELITE ORIGINAL BAZOOKA GUM (BAG) | 815871012638 | 190 g |
| 160706 | ELITE FRUIT BAZOOKA GUM (BAG) | 77245102219 | |
| 160478 | ELITE GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE WAFERS - KITNIYOT | 815871011945 | 400g / 200 g |
| 160230 | ELITE GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE FLAVORED WAFERS | 815871013161 | |
| 160928 | ELITE CHOCOLATE WAFERS | 815871013147 | 200g |
| 160210 | ELITE PESEK ZMAN SPREAD 12.3OZ | 815871013079 | 350g |
| 160205 | ELITE CHOCOLATE SPREAD - DAIRY | 77245110306 | 500g |
| 160201 | ELITE CHOCOLATE SPREAD | 815871010177 | 500g |
| 160402 | CHOCOLATE BAR SHIPPER MEGADIM ELITE (D) | 815871010023 | |
| 160452 | CHOCOLATE BAR SHIPPER 3.5OZ [P] ELITE | 73490154324 | |
| 160241 | CHOCOLATE HEARTS SHIPPER MEGADIM ELITE (D) | 73490154485 |
