Kinder chocolates withdrawn from the French market due to suspicions of salmonella

brand chocolate products

manufactured in

have been withdrawn from the French market on suspicion that they may be the cause of

that have been identified in the country,

.

The General Directorate of Health of France (DGS) explained this Tuesday in a statement that its investigations have shown that the

who have been questioned so far have reported having consumed in the days prior to the manifestation of the

any of the

designated

It is

in 20 gram format;

with expiration dates between the end of April and the end of August;

and

with expiration dates at the end of August in different formats.

factory

in the Belgian city of Arlon.

The cases of salmonella located in France and potentially linked to its consumption - with a median age of four years - have the same strain in genetic terms as the one responsible for an epidemic in the

and

also associated with certain

products , he pointed out. the DGS.

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