London, Oct 30 - Fox's Confectionery, makers of Fox's Glacier Mints and other sweets, said on Tuesday it had halted production at a plant after discovering salmonella but said no contaminated products had left its factories.
Spokesman Tim Roberts said salmonella had been discovered at a factory on Oct. 15. The company said in a statement it believed a batch of Brazil nuts at its Leicester factory in central England was to blame.
It had shut production on four lines and began a testing and cleansing programme under supervision of the Food Standards Agency and the regional office of the Environmental Food Team and hoped full production could resume later this week.
"We want to reassure all of our customers once again that no affected product whatsoever was released and that stocks on retailers' shelves are completely safe," chief executive Mario Giannotta said.