Nine European countries are concerned: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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A total of 150 cases of salmonellosis have been detected in nine European countries including France, two European surveillance agencies announced on Tuesday April 12, pointing the finger at the responsibility of a “Belgian production plant” a few days after the closure of the Kinder (Ferrero) site in Arlon, Belgium.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have “identified chocolate products manufactured by a company in its Belgian production plant as being the source of the outbreak of Salmonella”they continue, without mentioning the name of the Italian confectionery giant.
The infections have “produced mainly in children under the age of ten” and have been reported in nine European countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands and Sweden. Belgian justice opened an investigation on Monday to establish possible responsibilities within the Arlon factory.
Salmonellosis, caused by a bacterium called salmonella, causes symptoms similar to those of sometimes acute gastroenteritis: diarrhea and abdominal cramps, slight fever, even vomiting. No deaths have been reported at this stage.