Children: 2 products withdrawn due to salmonella risk. The Ministry of Health: “Do not consume”
Children, products withdrawn due to risk of salmonellaChildren under the magnifying glass. 150 salmonella cases have been registered in Europe. Countries where outbreaks have been reported include France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Belgium Ferrero arranged as a precaution the cessation of operations of the Arlon plant. Not Italyfor which the confectionery giant continues to produce in Alba (Cuneo).
THAT withdrawn productswhereupon the appeal followed Ministry of Health to don’t consume themthere are Easter eggs Children GranSorpresa, chocolate Drops, Surprise T6 chicks, Surprise Maxi Smurfs and Wonder. According to what was reconstructed by Efsa and Ecdc in December 2021 the salmonella strain was detected in a buttermilk tank at the Belgian plant. Hygiene measures have been taken and sampling and testing of products and the processing environment has been increased. After new negative tests for the bacterium, production and distribution of products continued. However, at the end of March, after the sequencing data were available, Scientists have linked human cases to the Belgium facility through advanced molecular typing techniques.
and Public health reports began April 2 by the competent national authorities.
Ferrerothat Efsa and ECDC do not name in their report, carried out a voluntary recall of products and specific batches in different countries. And on April 8, 2022, after official controls, The food safety authority in Belgium withdrew the manufacturing permit. The company then recalled all products that had left the Belgian factory, regardless of batch number or expiration date, while the Belgian judiciary began a proper investigation.
The outbreak is at the moment, as also reported by the newspaper republic, is evolving, and among the reported cases so far, children have been the most at risk of serious infections. This was explained by the experts Efsa and Ecdc, with whom Ferrero continues to work Further investigation is needed to determine the causethe timing and possible factors underlying the contamination, including the assessment of a possible wider use of the contaminated raw materials in other processing plants.