Bakery Van Keulen has been allowed to sell its own bread and pastries again since Monday, after all branches were closed on Friday. Then, following a raid by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), the conclusion was drawn that the main bakery could pose an acute risk to public health. The bakery says it has now resolved this, allowing stores to sell their own stock again.
On Thursday, December 7, alarm bells went off in Gameren. During an NVWA inspection, several serious violations of hygiene regulations were found. It was an acute danger to public health and all branches had to close. The bakery itself spoke of “technical problems” in the main bakery and employees stuck these notes on the closed doors.
But it wasn’t really technical. The chain writes on the bakery’s Facebook that it is a possible source of contamination in the supply warehouse. It is not yet known what the source of contamination is.
Help from fellow bakers
The shops remained closed on Friday December 8, but the next day fellow bakers came to the rescue. “They supply stock for all our stores, so that we can simply sell bread and pastries as customers are used to from us,” Van Keulen said on Friday evening. Since Monday, they have been allowed to do this again with their own stock.
Most beautiful month of the year
“The appropriate actions of the team, in collaboration with the NVWA, have ensured that we are fully operational again as of December 11,” the bakery writes on Facebook. “Thankful for all the expressions of support, we are more ready than ever for the most beautiful month of the year.”
Van Keulen did not provide a response on Monday evening. “Just catch my breath,” he said.
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