Ferrero is also recalling several children’s chocolate products, such as surprise eggs, chocolate candies and mini eggs in Austria, due to the risk of salmonella. Previously, more than 100 cases of salmonella disease were confirmed in children in several European countries after eating chocolate.
06.04.2022 15.30
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In Austria, work is being done together with the food supervisory authority (Marktwesen Innsbruck) regarding a possible connection with internationally reported salmonella cases, according to Ferrero in a broadcast.
While none of the children’s products placed on the domestic market have tested positive for salmonella, the matter is taken very seriously to protect consumers.
All Easter products are also affected by the recall
As a voluntary precautionary measure, the following Ferrero products are being recalled in Germany:
1) Kindest surprise
2) Kinder Schokobons and White Schokobons
3) Happy moments for children
4) Seasonal items (child maxi egg, children’s mix, children’s mini eggs, children’s maxi mix)
The chocolate products were all made in the same factory in Arlon, Belgium. Customers are advised not to eat the affected children’s products. Details about the respective batches or expiration dates are announced on the Ferrero website.
investigate EU authorities
The company had already recalled the products in several other countries, including the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden following outbreaks of Salmonella infections.
The EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the EU Health Authority (ECDC) have launched investigations into the salmonella outbreak. According to this, 105 confirmed cases and 29 suspected cases have appeared so far, most of them in children under ten years old.