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Strauss Coffee Israel released a new packaging line to replace the word "Turkish," after public pressure called for boycott on goods from Turkey, December 25, 2023. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 25, 2023, 5:13 pm
Strauss replaces ‘Turkish coffee’ branding with patriotic slogans
Company temporarily adds Israeli flag and motivational phrases to flagship label, following public pressure to boycott products tied to Turkey over its support of Hamas
By ToI Staff
Lawyer Ari Shamai says Yigal Amir, assassin of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, should be released from prison, on a Channel 14 panel on July 30, 2023. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 1, 2023, 8:55 pm
2 more firms cut ads on Channel 14 after panelist called to release Rabin’s assassin
Delek Motors and Caesarstone, following Strauss, say right-wing network ‘is deepening the tear and broadening the divide’ in Israeli society
By ToI Staff
View of the Strauss Elite candy factory in Nof Hagalil, northern Israel, April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
May 15, 2023, 3:44 pm
Strauss announces price hikes of up to 6% on coffee, snacks and olive oil
Firm says increase needed to deal with rising costs of raw materials and predicted jumps in production costs in coming months
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Chocolate-covered wafer snacks produced by Strauss-Elite, April 25, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 8, 2022, 10:59 pm
Food giant Strauss to hike prices by up to 9%, cites raw material costs
Dairy items, spreads, snacks and honey among products to see increase; company says ‘proportional price update’ needed to maintain balance between needs of consumers and investors
By ToI Staff
The Strauss Elite candy factory in Nazareth, northern Israel, after salmonella was found in a few of their products. April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
November 23, 2022, 2:43 pm
Strauss chocolate bars returning to the shelves months after massive recall
Food manufacturing giant announces ‘significant investments’ to ensure quality and safety at the Nof Hagalil factory, which was shut down in May due to salmonella contamination
By Tobias Siegal
View of Strauss Group offices in Karmiel, northern Israel, on November 10, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
August 28, 2022, 6:51 pm
Strauss factory to gradually return to operations 4 months after salmonella scare
Following massive recall, Health Ministry says food production giant can begin making certain products after implementing thorough changes and expanding quality control team
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo showing chocolate bars made by Strauss Group. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 4, 2022, 1:15 pm
Strauss’s massive recall includes food products sold abroad
More than 100 Elite-branded items ranging from chocolate bars to chewing gum taken off shelves due to salmonella concerns; firm operates in 20 countries, including US, Canada
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog at Beit Hanassi, the President's Residence in Jerusalem, April 2022 (Ariel Jerozolimski for The Times of Israel)
May 3, 2022, 2:16 pm
Daily Briefing May 3: President on his ‘soft power’; Elite and the chocolate factory
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses highlights from Herzog interview and health writer Nathan Jeffay analyzes the Strauss salmonella outbreak and a new blood bank
By ToI Staff
View of the Strauss Elite candy factory in Nof Hagalil, northern Israel, April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
May 3, 2022, 1:07 pm
Fire breaks out at Strauss-Elite factory shuttered over salmonella outbreak
Blaze isolated to a training room, extinguished by firefighters; no injuries
By Michael Horovitz
View of the Strauss Elite candy factory in Nof Hagalil, northern Israel, April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/FLASH90)
May 1, 2022, 4:22 pm
Pigeons, flawed oversight: Health Ministry report on salmonella recall slams Strauss
In initial report, ministry says pigeons in factory, construction work, and the lack of a food safety director could all have played a role in disease outbreak
By Amy Spiro
A factory producing Bamba in Sderot on May 8, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
April 29, 2022, 7:12 pm
A 5-month salmonella crisis in ’94 shows just how far Israel has come on food safety
Nearly 30 years ago, it took thousands of illnesses and the outbreak spreading abroad to find the source of the sickness; the current case could have been just as bad
By Nathan Jeffay
Health Ministry Director-General Nachman Ash and Head of Public Health Services Sharon Alroy-Preis speaking to the press during a visit to the Strauss Elit candy factory in Nof Hagalil, Northern Israel, on April 28, 2022. (David Cohen/Flash90)
April 28, 2022, 7:21 pm
Health Ministry shuts down Strauss factory after massive salmonella recall
Chair apologizes for major scare; CEO says pigeons discovered at Nof Hagalil plant during recent renovations, can’t not confirm whether they contributed to contaminations
By ToI Staff
A man shops for groceries at a Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on February 3, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 27, 2022, 4:19 pm
Strauss expands recall to include gum, candies after further salmonella traces found
Citing an abundance of caution, food manufacturer says it is also fully shutting factory; CEO: ‘We apologize to the public, customers and retailers for the serious malfunction’
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: A woman suffering from a stomach ailment. (iStock via Getty Images)
April 27, 2022, 12:47 pm
Salmonella Q&A: Israel’s massive bacteria-induced chocolate recall explained
Chocolates and snacks have been removed from shelves across country. Will every contaminated chocolate make you sick? And how does contamination come about?
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Elite brand chocolate bars. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 26, 2022, 11:23 pm
Strauss confirms salmonella traces found in foods as products pulled off shelves
Manufacturer and ministry deflect questions over week-long delay in recalling products; CEO offers to double refunds as company scrambles to contain fallout
By ToI Staff
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