15.nov.06
National Post
OTTAWA -- Marc Richard, a spokesman for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, was cited as saying yesterday that Canadians may never know how salmonella bacteria crept into the chocolate at the Hershey factory in Smiths Falls, Ont., as the source of the contamination remains a corporate secret between the candy company and its supplier, adding, "If there is information that's considered private, confidential to the company, we can't release that without their approval unless there's a public safety concern."
Richard was further cited as saying that since the contamination has been contained, and the tainted products have been recalled, there is no longer a public safety interest in divulging the ultimate source of the salmonella (how paternalistic -- dp)