Spain adds two confirmed cases and three probable cases of salmonellosis associated with Kinder products

• Health Food Safety withdraws batches of Kinder products from the Spanish market after cases of salmonella in Europe

• Health Europe records 324 cases of salmonellosis related to Kinder chocolates and eight of unknown origin

Spain already has

and three probable cases of monophasic 'Salmonella Typhimurium' related to chocolate products made in a factory in Arlon (Belgium) by the

, according to data from the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) published this Tuesday.

As of June 3,

of salmonellosis and 22 probable have been identified in the

and the United Kingdom, while globally the figure rises to 423 confirmed and 22 probable.

This outbreak of

is characterized by a "high proportion" of hospitalized cases (about 40%) and some cases with

such as bloody diarrhoea.

's chocolate factory

was closed on April 8 and product recalls were launched globally.

"As a result of the

, the number of cases has started to decrease," says the ECDC.

Likewise, the European center points out that the

and food safety authorities are carrying out new investigations in the countries in which cases have been registered to "

and extent of the contamination, and guarantee that the contaminated products do not are marketed".

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