The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aecosan) has issued an alert recommending not to consume certain batches of rice-based baby foods of the Modilac and Blemil brands, after having detected cases of salmonellosis in Europe that may be linked to its consumption. None of them in Spain.
On January 25, an alert notification was published on the 'salmonella poona' infection in infants in France associated with the consumption of Modilac brand baby foods, marketed by the French company Sodilac and manufactured in Spain.
Since then, new cases have been detected in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, "also supposedly" related to the consumption of these infantile preparations, and all of them have a favorable evolution.
In Babies and more Salmonellosis: what it is and how to prevent it in babies and childrenIn the note Aecosan explains:
"Since the origin of the manufacturing industry is Spain, numerous controls and analyzes have been carried out, both by the company and by the competent authorities. So far all the analytics of the products and facilities have given negative results and research continues to locate within the industry the possible source of contamination by Salmonella poona that may have been affecting the products made there. "
Therefore, the competent official authorities of the autonomous region of origin have carried out several inspections and an assessment of the problem and have decided to proceed, as a precaution, to the precautionary suspension of one of the drying towers of the industry and to the withdrawal from the market of all rice-based products that were made therein.
The affected lots are:
Modilac brand products, which have already been recalled by the French authorities
Products of the brand Blemil Plus 1 rice, 400 g. (from Ordesa Laboratories): lots 1068-132, 1087-122, 1927-124, 2698-137, 3097-126 and 3408-141
Blemil Plus 2 rice, 400 g. (from Ordesa Laboratories): lots 1088-190, 1107-173, 1107-173X, 1937-176, 2698-197, 2698-197X, 3107-180 and 3408-204
In Babies and more Mass withdrawal of infant milk made in France due to salmonellosis riskThe authorities of the autonomous communities have instructed withdrawal of all affected products at any point of their possible distribution. The affected company is also actively collaborating in the recovery of all the products that are still in the distribution platforms and points of sale. These products are special preparations that They are sold exclusively in pharmacies.
However, taking into account the long duration of these products reviewed, it is very possible that some of them are already in private homes, so Consumers are advised to refrain from consuming them and return them to the point of sale..
