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The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority detected pathogenic bacteria of the genus Salmonella in two types of spices imported to the Czech Republic from Austria by a company Johann Kotányi, spol. s r.o. Praha.

The contaminated batch was a Pepper mixture - mixed spices, packaged in fifty-gram glass vials, and identified under a batch No. 98756, with a date of minimum durability by 2005-01-12, was identified in TESCO Hypermarket in Hradec Králové. CAFIA immediately imposed a ban on the sale of the spices and ordered to withdraw the product from all customers. Currently, almost 5,800 pieces of packaging of the contaminated Pepper mixture are stored at the central warehouse of the supplier, kept aside of retail network.

CAFIA also identified Salmonella during the inspection of the UNIKOM wholesale warehouse of foodstuffs in Kutná Hora. The pathogenic bacteria were detected in spices indicated as Black Pepper, whole, foil packaged, and batch No. 98440, with a date of minimum durability by 2002-11-14. This pepper was also imported to the Czech Republic by Johann Kotányi spol. s r.o. Praha. Also in this case CAFIA ordered to withdraw immediately the spices from circulation in the market.

An administrative action will be instituted with the company Johann Kotányi in the next few days.