Bacterial Presence In Kinder Products: Belgium Plant Shutdown Company. Belgian authorities have ordered the closure of a Kinder chocolate factory suspected to be behind a wave of salmonella cases in several European countries and the US.
The decision and the health concerns were blows to its owner, the Italian confectionery company Ferrero, coming at the height of the Easter holiday season when its Kinder chocolates are sought-after supermarket buys.
Ferrero issued a statement saying it “sincerely apologises” for the spate of salmonella cases and acknowledging the suspension of operations of its factory located in the south-eastern town of Arlon.
The company closed its plant in Belgium following the detection of the presence of Salmonella bacteria in Kinder products in European countries, including Ireland and the US. The Italian company Ferrero is the manufacturer of the Kinder brand chocolate products. The plant company in Arlon, Belgium, was shut down after the European Health Agency launched an investigation into the incident
Salmonella was found in a few Kinder products in Spain, Britain, Ireland and the US. Authorities then instructed the company to take them back. About 7% of Kinder products worldwide are made at the plant in Arlon. The initial conclusion was that the bacterial infection was caused by this plant. So the plant was shut down as a precautionary measure.
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More Kinder egg chocolates recalled over salmonella
The recall includes all Kinder Surprise, Kinder Surprise Maxi, Kinder Mini Eggs and Kinder Schokobons products. The AFSCA has also asked companies to remove the products from their shelves and advised people not to eat them.
On Thursday, Ferrero recalled some of its Kinder chocolates from shops in the US over concerns about potential salmonella contamination. Earlier this week, a number of Kinder Surprise chocolate egg products were also recalled in the UK,US & IRELAND
On Friday evening, the UK's Food Standards Agency said that none of the products recalled should be eaten, regardless of best before date. All the sweets affected had been made in the same Belgian factory.
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