The case in summary: Den Sorte Havre is withdrawing children’s porridge from shops following suspicions of food poisoning. The suspicion concerns a specific group of young children: Those born in July. Tveter Gård Foredling, which sells its products under the Den Sorte Havre brand, has sent some of the bags that customers had used for analysis. All lots and products with all expiry dates are withdrawn as a precautionary measure. The children’s food range, which should be extra healthy, is sold in all Meny stores. Consumers who have these products can return them to their nearest MENY store for a refund. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. According to general manager Ingunn Anstensrud, the suspicion concerns a specific group of young children: Those born in July. – We were made aware of this when we received an e-mail from a mother with a child who had been sick with vomiting. She had thought nothing but that it was a common illness. But then she read on a Facebook group about another child who had fallen ill. The common denominator here is the porridge. From the launch of the children’s food series: Azra Maksumic (responsible for children’s food in MENU), Ingunn Anstensrud (managing director of Den sorte havre) and mother of young children from Våler Gina MG Østmoe with her son Simon. Photo: MENU/Michael Johnsen The Facebook group is for those who have children born in July this summer. – She wondered if there could be a connection. We don’t know if it is, but we obviously want to get to the bottom of this. We test all our products. All the tests have been fine. But young children are a vulnerable group, and parents become uncertain. We just have to try to do the right thing, says Anstensrud. Even asked to withdraw the products Tveter Gård Foredling got hold of some of the bags that the customers had used. They have been forwarded for analysis. – We also heard about two other similar cases with sick children. We were then able to stop sales in Meny as a precautionary measure. She says that they are in close dialogue with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority… – It is interesting that the cases concern this specific group of young children. We have not heard of any other such cases before, even though the baby food has been on sale since October. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority writes on its website that children’s porridge is being withdrawn to be on the safe side. An important part of the assessment is that children and infants are a vulnerable group. All batches and products with all expiry dates are withdrawn, they state. – It is good that the manufacturer has taken action so early, says head of department Lena Mjøvik-Hoel in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to NTB. Sold in Meny stores It is Tveter Gård Foredling that sells its products under the Den Sorte Havre brand. An important ingredient in the porridge is so-called black oats. They must have a higher fat and protein content than ordinary oats. Nina Horn Hynne, communications manager at MENY, says that the children’s food series is sold in all MENY stores in Norway. Photo: MENU The children’s food series, which should be extra healthy, is sold in all Meny stores. The store chain writes on its website that Den sorte havre won MENY’s Food Tax Scholarship and a grant of NOK 300,000 in autumn 2022, precisely for its idea of developing Norway’s first children’s food range based only on Norwegian ingredients and with a clear local identity. These products are withdrawn: Adaptation to solid food Starter natural porridge 4 months Oatmeal banana 6 months Oatmeal apple 8 months Overnight porridge 1–3 years – Those who have these products can go to their nearest MENU store to return them and get their money back, says MENY’s communications manager, Nina Horn Hynne. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority writes that “the consumer can throw away the product or return it to the store for a replacement”
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