This destruction process will take place in Belgium where the chocolate that had already been delivered to other food companies will also be transported. Agreements have been made on this subject with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain and insurers.
The management of the Wieze plant has also concluded agreements with the unions so that special work regulations are put in place in the absence, for the moment, of technical unemployment for the 600 employees of the Flemish company. .
It is not currently known when the latter will be able to return to normal operation, an investigation being in particular underway to determine the origin of the contamination. In any case, the plant will not restart before having obtained the green light from Afsca.
Finally, despite the significant impact of this crisis, there is no immediate threat of a shortage, said the spokesperson. “Most of our customers still have three to four weeks’ stock. Afterwards, everything will depend on how quickly we can restart“, he indicated.