Kinder eggs: health alert in Spain for cases of salmonellosis

Kinder eggs are a product that has been delighting children and parents for years, while entertaining both with the surprise that comes inside. But the surprise that the company has taken when cases of salmonellosis that could be associated with its products have been reported in France, the United Kingdom and Ireland. A fact that has caused batches of products manufactured and imported from Belgium to be withdrawn as a precaution in Spain.

By withdrawing their products from sale, they ensure that cases of salmonellosis cannot be repeated in more people, a very common intestinal infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella. The notification released by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) indicates that it has been the Catalan authorities themselves who have warned of the precautionary withdrawal of the affected products, since it is in this territory where the company is located. .

The cases of salmonellosis for which it has been decided to remove Kinder products from sale have been located in France, the United Kingdom and Ireland, and all belong to “an outbreak of food poisoning in several countries caused by monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium”, as explained in the statement released from the AESAN.

Kinder products withdrawn from the Spanish market due to salmonellosis

Although efforts are being made to gather all possible information on whether there are any cases of this infection in Spain, the following products have been withdrawn as a precaution:

• Kinder Surprise Egg cup Christmas edition of six units, total weight 120 gr, Christmas drawings on the pack and best before date 04/20/2022.

• Kinder Schokobons weighing 46; 200; 225 and 500 gr. and with preferred consumption dates established between 05/26/2022 and 08/21/2022.

• Kinder Schokobons White, presented in 200 gr and best before dates between 05/26/2022 and 08/21/2022.

• Kinder Surprise Maxi, weighing 100 gr. and preferred consumption dates marked between 05/26/2022 and 08/21/2022.

• Kinder Happy Moments, weighing 133 gr. and 191 grams. and best before dates between 05/26/2022 and 08/21/2022.

The Ferrero Ibérica company has explained that “it is cooperating with the Spanish health authorities to withdraw the products as quickly as possible” and recommends that all those who have purchased any of the above products do not consume them and that they contact them through the website or by phone number 93 545 25 38.

Despite the fact that all cases of salmonellosis point to Kinder sweets as the cause, the company has not yet detected the presence of Salmonella in any of its products. However, they believe that it is best to withdraw their products from Spain and Morocco that were manufactured by Ferrero at the plant in the Belgian city of Arlon as a precautionary measure, since, as they state, “the highest priority is consumer safety” .