Salmonellosis in Kinder Products: 150 cases identified in nine countries, including France, “mainly in children under 10”

“As of April 8, 2022, 150 confirmed and potentially monophasic Salmonella typhoid cases have been reported.”s ”, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) in a press release.

Questioned “Chocolate-based products made by a company at its Belgian manufacturing plant as evidence of the Salmonella outbreak”They continued, without mentioning Ferrero’s name, reports BFM TV.

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Symptoms like Castro

There are infections “Mainly produced in children under ten” Mention two companies in nine European countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Salmonellosis, caused by a bacterium called Salmonella, sometimes causes symptoms similar to those of acute gastroenteritis: diarrhea and diarrhea, mild fever, and even vomiting. No casualties were reported in the incident.

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