Food giant Osem finds salmonella in its salads

Osem, one of Israel’s largest food manufacturers, says it has found traces of salmonella contamination in one of its production lines.

The company discovered the bacteria in a routine examination last week.

The products that may have been affected, and which are marketed under the name Tzabar, never left the factory, a spokesperson says. The products include hummus, tehini and eggplant salad. The company stresses that there is no risk in any of their products that have reached the shelves.

“The Health Ministry was notified immediately,” the company says. “Cleaning the production line caused a delay in supply of some of the company’s products, but now we have returned to full production capacity. All the products that reached the shelves passed rigorous checks.”