The list of Ferrero brand products that are being recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination continues to be expanded. In total, about 110 lots are being recalled. It’s about the brand’s Kinder products.
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The federal food agency (FAVV) published a new list of products of the Ferrero brand that are being recalled. Currently these are Kinder Mini Eggs with an expiration date of August 21, 2022, Kinder Surprise with an expiration date between April 20 and October 3, 2022, Kinder Happy moments with an expiration date between March 9 and August 17, 2022, Kinder Mix with an expiration date between April 20 and August 21, 2022, Shokobons with an expiration date between May 28 and August 20, 2022 and Kinder Surprise Maxi 100g with an expiration date between April 20 and August 21, 2022.
The products are very popular with young children. With Easter approaching, the FASFC asks parents and educators to check whether they have these products in their possession and, if so, to ensure that they are not consumed. ‘On Monday evening, the FAVV communicated its own list, yesterday we received this more extensive list from Ferrero itself. It looks like they are taking a wide safety margin,” says Hélène Bonte of the FASFC.
Salmonella contamination in Arlon factory confirmed
Kinder Happy moments and Kinder Mix were added to the previously published list. A total of 110 lots are now being returned. The expiry dates are also much earlier, with the earliest date being March 9, 2022. Please note, this concerns the best before date of the chocolate, not the use-by date.
On Monday, the European Commission spoke of 125 salmonella cases in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Sweden, Ireland and the United Kingdom that may be linked to Ferrero brand products. These include Kinder Surprise and Kinder Mini Eggs that are produced in Arlon and that were already recalled on Monday. According to the FASFC, 26 salmonella infections are being investigated in Belgium.
It is now certain that there was a contamination with salmonella in the factory in Arlon, Bonte confirms: ‘We are now investigating exactly where this occurred. We are still waiting for some test results’. Whether the 26 cases of salmonella have anything to do with the Ferrero chocolate is not yet certain. Bonte: ‘This is about a suspect cases: people who became ill under similar circumstances and around the same period. But we are waiting for the lab’s analyzes to look for a possible link,’ says Bonte.
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