Approaching Easter Festivals, the Italian company Ferrero had recalled all the products manufactured in its Arlon factory, in Belgium, due to the reporting of dozens of contamination.
Le Monde with AFP
A preliminary survey was opened following complaints denouncing salmonella contamination linked to the consumption of Kinder products manufactured by the Ferrero group in a factory in Belgium, Agence France-Presse learned Thursday, June 9 , with the Paris prosecutor’s office. This investigation was opened on May 25 for “deception aggravated by the danger to human health”, “involuntary attacks on physical integrity” and “endangering the life of others”.
The Paris prosecutor’s office added that the Public Health Pole of the Judicial Court of Paris had seized “on the basis of withdrawals and reminders made by the Ferrero company, the elements communicated by Public Health France and the complaint of the ‘Consumer defense association] Foodwatch, “deposited on May 19. The association has itself grouped several complaints from families of victims.
This new investigation into food security comes shortly after that aimed at the Buitoni pizzas marketed by the Nestlé group, at the origin of several serious cases of contamination of children by the bacteria Escherichia coli.
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At the beginning of April, as Easter Festivals approaches, the Italian company specializing in the Ferrero confectionery had recalled all the products manufactured in its factory in Arlon, in Belgium, due to the report Dozens of cases of salmonellosis possibly linked to the consumption of its chocolate products in several European countries.
In all the countries where they are distributed, and whatever their expiration date, the Kinder Surprise, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Surprise Maxi 100 g and Kinder Schoko-Bons were affected by the recall for suspicion of infection Salmonella. Due to a bacteria, salmonellosis causes symptoms close to those of sometimes acute gastroenteritis: diarrhea and abdominal cramps, light fever, vomiting.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported that, on May 18, 324 confirmed and 58 probable cases of Salmonella Typhimurium Monophasique had been detected in the countries of the European Union and in Great Britain .
Children under the age of 10 have been the main victims of this infection, without any death being listed to date. In hexagon, Public health France recorded, on June 2, 118 cases; Twenty-two people had to be hospitalized.
Belgian justice opened, on April 11, an investigation to establish possible responsibilities within the Kinder factory in Arlon.