Food Alert Kinder products are withdrawn from the market for causing salmonella
Since the alarm went off over the closure of the Ferrero factory, belonging to Kinder, a total of
150 cases of salmonellosis have been detected in Belgium in 9 different countries.
Spain is investigating the first case, but the affected person has not needed to be hospitalized.
"As of April 8, 2022, 150 confirmed and probable cases of salmonellosis have been reported," the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a statement.
The two agencies "identified products made with chocolate by a company in its production factory in Belgium as the origin of the salmonellosis epidemic focus" they have said without mentioning the Italian group.
Most infections occurred in children
under 10 years of age
in nine European countries: Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Salmonella is a type of bacteria that can cause symptoms such as
diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
It is one of the most common foodborne infections.
The Belgian justice opened an investigation on Monday to establish possible responsibilities after these cases of salmonella for products from the Kinder chocolate factory in Belgium, the Luxembourg Provincial Prosecutor's Office announced.
The Ministry of Consumption decreed the withdrawal of several products of this brand manufactured in Belgium.
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