Wildberries and X5 Group (which manages the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik chains) have suspended sales of For the Motherland brand sprats. Rospotrebnadzor previously reported that botulinum toxin, which causes botulism, was found in the products.
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The Wildberries press service reported that the sale of sprats “For the Fatherland” on the site was suspended “until the corresponding orders are received from the relevant regulatory authorities.” “The cards for these products have already been hidden from the market. Wildberries is also canceling active orders using cards for the specified products. If they were prepaid, their cost will be returned to the customer’s account,” said a market representative.
The X5 Group reported that it had suspended sales of “Por la Patria” sprats “in all stores in the country.” The company also blocked deliveries of goods to distribution centers “pending inspection results,” according to the statement.
At the time of this publication (21:53 Moscow time), sprats of the “Por la Patria” brand were available for purchase on the Ozon and Yandex Market markets, as well as on the website of the Lenta hypermarket chain .
Updated at 23:40 Moscow time: The Ozon press service informed RB.RU that they would soon suspend the sale of these sprats: “We are already hiding them from the site; soon the products will no longer be available for order until Rospotrebnadzor receives notifications.”
On Wednesday, December 18, the Rospotrebnadzor department in the Sverdlovsk region reported that two residents of Yekaterinburg fell ill with botulism after eating canned fish of the “For the Fatherland” brand. The sprats were produced by LLC “Fish Factory “For the Motherland””, registered in the Kaliningrad region.
According to one of the victims, the canned goods were bought “in a minimarket from a stranger from a truck.” The remains of the products were examined by specialists from the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of the Sverdlovsk region, botulinum toxin was found in them and in the blood of the victims.
Rospotrebnadzor said that the condition of women with botulism is considered serious. The agency handed over the data to law enforcement “to find the seller” and asked residents of the region “not to buy food products in unidentified places.”
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