Salmonella Saga: FDA Reportedly Uncovers Years of Contamination at PepsiCo Plant
Salmonella Saga: FDA Reportedly Uncovers Years of Contamination at PepsiCo Plant
The PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) factory responsible for a massive recall of Quaker Oats products has come under scrutiny after U.S. regulators reportedly discovered that salmonella had been present at the facility for up to four years.
美國食品藥品監督管理局（FDA）報告稱，負責召回Quaker Oats產品的百事公司（PepsiCo Inc.，NASDAQ: PEP）工廠因沙門氏菌存在問題已經遭到審查，此類問題已經發現了四年。
The Quaker Oats plant in Danville, Illinois, was closed in April, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that this closure may not be enough to prevent similar contamination issues at other locations, reported Bloomberg.
位於伊利諾伊州丹維爾的Quaker Oats工廠於4月被關閉，但美國食品藥品監督管理局（FDA）警告稱，這一措施可能不足以防止其他工廠發生類似的污染問題，彭博社報道。
The recall, which began late last year and involved 22 million cases of Quaker Chewy Bars, has significantly impacted PepsiCo's financial results.
去年底開始的召回事件涉及2200萬個Quaker Chewy Bars產品，對百事公司的財務狀況造成了重大影響。
Sales in the first quarter for the Quaker Foods North America division fell by 24% to $593 million.
Quaker Foods北美部門第一季度銷售額下降24%，僅有59300萬美元。
PepsiCo has indicated that the effects of the recall will continue to affect its performance at least through the first half of the year.
百事公司表示，召回事件的影響將至少持續到今年上半年。
According to the FDA, a granola bar from the Illinois factory tested positive for salmonella in November. PepsiCo confirmed this finding more than two weeks later and initiated a product recall on December 14.
根據美國食品藥品監督管理局（FDA）的說法，伊利諾伊州工廠的一款麥片棒產品在11月份被發現含有沙門氏菌。百事公司二十多天後證實了這一發現，並於12月14日開始進行召回。
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The company noted in its recall notice that salmonella could cause serious, sometimes fatal infections in vulnerable populations, including young children, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
該公司在召回通知中指出，沙門氏菌可能會對易感人群（包括幼兒、老年人和免疫力較弱者）造成嚴重乃至致命的感染。
FDA inspectors visited the Danville facility shortly after the recall began and found salmonella in a crack in the floor with food residue.
FDA檢查員在召回開始後不久就訪問了丹維爾工廠，並在一塊地板裂縫中發現了殘留食品中的沙門氏菌。
PepsiCo admitted that it had identified the same strain of salmonella in the facility since at least 2020, the report mentioned. Routine testing swabs conducted since June 2022 detected the bacteria 13 times, yet the source of contamination remained unidentified.
據報道，自2020年以來，百事公司就已經發現了相同菌株的沙門氏菌，自2022年6月以來進行的例行檢測麻繩顯示14次出現了這種細菌，但污染源仍未確定。
The FDA has urged PepsiCo to evaluate whether additional measures are needed at other factories to prevent persistent contamination.
美國食品藥品監督管理局已督促百事公司評估是否需要在其他工廠採取額外措施以防止持續的污染。
PepsiCo stock has lost about 11% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via IShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (NYSE:IYK) and Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLP).
百事公司的股票在過去12個月中已經下跌約11％。投資者可以通過IShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF（NYSE：IYK）和日常消費品精選行業指數ETF-SPDR（NYSE：XLP）獲得該股的股權。
Price Action: PEP shares are trading higher by 0.68% at $164.70 in premarket at last check Thursday.
行動價格：PEP股票最新交易價爲164.70美元，上漲0.68％。
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