There are now 266 confirmed and 58 suspected cases of salmonella linked to Kinder eggs, European health officials have said. The outbreak has been reportedly happening throughout Europe, North America and Canada, with children making up the majority of those affected.
Stockholm's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said 86.3% of the cases were among those aged 10 or younger - and, as far as it's able to tell from those European cases which have information available, more than 40 percent of them were admitted to hospital. No deaths have yet been reported, according to WalesOnline.
A Belgian factory making the chocolate treats was suspected to be the source of the problem, and its closure last month (April) - along with a global recall and withdrawal of potentially contaminated products from supermarkets - has "reduced the risk of exposure." However, the agency added that there was still scope for new cases to emerge given both the items' long shelf life and the possibility that consumers might still be storing them at home.
