About 63 people in Britain - most of them children - were infected with salmonella, in an incident linked to the "Kinder Surprise" egg, which is loved by children and adults as well, which is a chocolate egg with a small toy inside.
And the British “PA Media” news agency quoted the Food Standards Agency as saying that the company “Ferrero”, the chocolate manufacturer, is in the process of withdrawing some quantities from the famous egg that is manufactured in Belgium, as a precaution while investigations into the incident continue.
And reports of more injuries were reported in European countries, including Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.
No deaths were recorded in Britain, but most cases were recorded among children aged 5 years or younger.
Ferrero has recalled the products and advised people not to take them.
The Food Standards Agency said the chocolate eggs were all made in the same factory, and that there was no thought to be any harm in other Ferrero products.
Some countries ban the sale of Kinder Surprise eggs, including the United States, which is prohibited by federal food, drug and cosmetic law, because it does not allow confectionery products to contain "a non-food item such as a toy or trinket."
This is because small parts pose a choking hazard to children, and the Kinder Surprise egg does not carry a warning that toys are "not suitable for children under three, due to small parts".