applies to everyone who buys at Pyaterochka and Perekrestok

X5 Group has suspended the sale of sprats “For the Motherland” due to recent cases of poisoning. Operators of the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik networks reported this after publications in the media.

The company took action immediately after receiving information about the incidents. All sprat sales have been suspended and deliveries to distribution centers have been blocked until the inspection is completed. The products have been sent for laboratory testing, while X5 Group is analyzing complaints received from consumers.

According to the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor, two residents of Yekaterinburg were hospitalized with botulism and were in serious condition. Both women purchased sprats in oil of the “For the Motherland” brand at a mini-market from a stranger, the source reports.

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