There has now been 76 cases of salmonella in the UK linked to certain Kinder products made in a factory in Belgium. The majority of those affected are children under the age of five.
The UK Health Security Agency said today (Friday, April 29) it was continuing to investigate the ongoing outbreak. It said the food poisoning cases are linked to some of the chocolates made in a Ferrero factory in Arlon, Belgium.
In a statement, the UKSA said: "As of 29 April, there are 76 cases linked to this outbreak in the UK. The majority of the cases are children under 5 years of age.
"We continue to remind people that a range of Kinder Egg products and Schoko-Bons should not be eaten."
The UKHSA is working with the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Public Health Wales, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, as well as international public health and food safety authorities, to ensure that the risk to public health is minimised as far as possible.
As a result of the investigation into an outbreak of salmonella cases linked to Kinder products, Ferrero has extended its recall to include all Kinder products manufactured at their Arlon site in Belgium between last June and the start of April. These include Kinder Surprise, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Surprise 100g and Kinder Schokobons.
Full details of the affected products can be found here
