PVD has allowed Straupe to resume the production and trade / day of manually packed dairy products

At the end of last week, the FVS temporarily suspended the work of one « Straupe » package line for precautions, as the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPCC) received information that the presence of pathogenic microflora, or pathogenic E.coli, was found in the analysis of several employees of the company.

The FVS notes that on Monday, April 14, the company had a re -inspection to make sure that all necessary measures have been taken so that the company could in the future guarantee the safety of the products produced by consumers.

Given that the company has carried out cleaning and disinfection work, re -trained in hygiene issues and committed to preventing sick employees from participating in production processes, the FVS allowed the company to restore the suspended pre -packaging line.

The service emphasizes that the products produced by Straupe so far have been in accordance with the requirements. Laboratory testing of several products is still ongoing.

Similarly, Imants Balodis, Chairman of the Board of Straupe, emphasizes that the FVS decision allows the company to resume the production of manually packed and weighing Straupes products at full capacity, and it indicates the safety of the products produced by the cooperative.

LETA has already announced that the company was suspended in the company, where the products were manually filled with reusable containers.

The company provided these products at 14 educational institution, when several students of these institutions became ill with E.coli intestinal infection in different regions of Latvia. During the tests of pre -school educational institutions, the FVS took samples of various foods, including dairy products, meat, fruits and vegetables, as well as prepared food for laboratory examination.

The product packaging line work, in which the product is automated, was not stopped because at this stage the products do not come into contact with the employees.

Similarly, Straupe previously informed that by April 11, the presence of E.coli bacteria in the laboratory test was not approved in any form of production, as well as samples taken from production equipment, Tara or employee hands

Meanwhile, retailers SIA « Elvi Latvija » and Rimi Latvia Ltd. immediately stopped the sale of « Straupe » products immediately after the FVS announcement.

The SPCC explains that all people and animals in the gut have bacteria called Escherichia coli (E. coli) or intestinal stick. They are part of human normal bacterial flora and usually harmless. However, there are specific strains of E. coli, which are able to form toxins or poisonous substances and cause serious illness.

These strains are called Stec/VTEC (E. Coli, a toxin or Verotoxin). They can cause severe, bloody diarrhea, which in some cases causes acute renal failure, which requires intensive care.

The main reservoir of these strains is herbivorous animals, especially cattle. The cause is excreted from the animal or from the human body with feces. A person can become infected by consuming infected foods, under -heat -treated beef, uncooked milk, unwashed or raw fruits or vegetables. Transfer of infection directly from person to person is also possible.

The SPCC reminds food to be treated for a thermally, rinse under running water, and in particular products that will not be heated before consumption. If the symptoms of infection occur – cramping abdominal pain or bloody diarrhea should be contacted immediately.

Straupe had a turnover of EUR 9,637 million in 2024, which is 6.6% more than a year ago, while the company’s profit was 334,459 euros, which is 1.3% less than a year ago, according to Firmas.lv.

The cooperative « Straupe » was registered in 1993. Straupe produces and sells milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cheese and other dairy products.