DANSK SUPERMARKED ENDS TRADE WITH SUPPLIER ‘SKARE’ OVER SALMONELLA OUTBREAK

Danish supermarket chain Dansk Supermarked has suspended all trade with domestic supplier Skare Meat Packers (SMP) following the discovery that salmonella infected ground beef was delivered by SMP to the retailer’s Netto-discount grocery stores in June.The outbreak is being investigated both by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA/ Fødevarestyrelsen) and Danish State Serum Institute (SSI/ Statens Serum Institut), Denmark’s state health research institute. The SSI is reporting that more than 130 persons may have contracted salmonella poisoning ...


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