Two weeks before Easter, several dozen cases of salmonellosis have been detected in Europe, with suspicions turning to Kinder chocolate products made in Belgium and recalled by the manufacturer Ferrero.
The latter recalled a series of Kinder products manufactured in its factory in Arlon in Belgium, and which were marketed in France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany and Sweden, said Tuesday at the AFP Ferrero.
A spokeswoman for the British health authorities told AFP on Tuesday that 63 cases of salmonella contamination were listed in their territory.
On the French side, 21 patients were reported by the National Salmonella Reference Center of the Institut Pasteur, 15 of whom indicated that they had consumed the Kinder products concerned, according to Public Health France. The median age of cases is 4 years.
Gastrointestinal disorders
In France, the recall concerns the equivalent of hundreds of tons of chocolates, said a spokeswoman for Ferrero.
Are concerned Kinder Surprise 20g (by one, by three, by four and by six) and 100g with expiry dates between the end of June 2022 and the end of October 2022; Kinder Schoko-Bons with expiry dates between the end of April and the end of August 2022; Kinder Mini Eggs with expiry dates between the end of April and the end of August and finally Kinder Happy Moments, Kinder Mix: 193g, Basket 150g, Plush 133g, Bucket 198g, with expiry dates at the end of August 2022.
Food poisoning caused by salmonella results in gastrointestinal disorders often accompanied by fever within forty-eight hours of consumption.