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There have been large, empty holes in the pre-cut salad racks in recent weeks. The reason is the corona infection in the Bama salad factory in Lierstranda.
15 factory employees have been confirmed to be infected, while the rest have been in quarantine for ten days.
In addition to producing its own salad mixes, Bama also produces various salad and vegetable mixes for the chains’ own brands, such as Ferdig Preppa for Rema 1000 and Fersk & Ferdig for Norgesgruppen.
Nora Mille Helgesen at Kiwi confirms that empty salad shelves are due to Bama’s delivery challenges, but there will be more to choose from soon.
– Bama informs us that production will resume from today September 30 and that we will continue to receive deliveries in the future.
The salad factory starts with the production of salads, spring greens, cup salads and vegetable products, but will have a somewhat reduced capacity at the beginning.
– Extraordinary measures
The reopening is carried out in close dialogue with local health authorities, security representatives and union delegates, Bama writes in a press release.
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– Employees returning to work must be healthy, have a negative test and end the quarantine in ten days, says Atle Beyer, CEO of Bama Industri.
According to Beyer, Bama has implemented extraordinary measures and guidelines at the factory since March. Now these are getting even stronger.
– It’s about stricter access control and distance rules, even more frequent disinfection and greater use of digital communication, says Beyer.
The factory conducts extensive training of all employees.
– It will take place in small groups. Employees will also have the guidelines translated into their own mother tongue and followed up more closely in the future.
No infection proven through food
According to health authorities and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, no corona infections have been detected through food or packaging. There are also no known cases of infection through food or packaging in the rest of the world.
It may still be wise to take some precautions after you’ve been to the store.
Karina Kaupang, director of the food department at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, has previously pointed out the importance of rinsing fruits and vegetables well before eating them, and not least good hand hygiene when cooking.
A common way to clean fruits and vegetables a bit more is to give them a vinegar bath. This should be more than enough, according to the recommendations of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
