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Cadbury's linked to salmonella
Cadbury's was the most likely cause of a salmonella poisoning outbreak said the Health Protection Agency.
Up to 37 of the 56 cases of salmonella food poisoning reported in England and Wales between March and July were linked to the products.
In a statement, the Health Protection Agency said 13 of the people it had interviewed reported eating Cadbury's products and another person said they had eaten confectionary, but did not know the brand.
The National Public Health Service in Wales also reported a person who had eaten a Cadbury's product.
The agency's Outbreak Control Team (OCT) said: "After carefully considering all the available evidence the OCT concluded that consumption of products made by Cadbury Schweppes was the most credible explanation for the outbreak of salmonella Montevideo."
The agency also noted the number of cases of reported salmonella dropped following the firms voluntary product recall and said the geographical distribution of cases suggested the outbreak was caused by a nationally distributed food.
In June the chocolate manufacturer recalled one million chocolate bars because of salmonella fears. At the time it said it recalled the bars as a precautionary measure.
A leaking pipe at Cadbury's Marlbrook plant in Herefordshire was blamed for the for contamination. Cadbury's agreed to improve its testing procedures after the Food Standards Agency said they were not up to modern standards and a cleaning operation began at the plant to ensure no salmonella remained.
In a statement Cadbury's issued today Cadbury's said:"We're sorry to hear that people have been unwell. We've already announced that we have changed our protocol because we understood that the consumers' desire for no risk at all is paramount. Any product showing any traces of salmonella will be destroyed."
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