The list of Kinder brand chocolates to be recalled by Ferrero Canada due to possible salmonella contamination is growing.
Posted at 8:55 p.m.
Twenty products are now affected by this recall announced last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Advent calendars are added, among others, to the Easter chocolates “The Egg Hunt Kit”, “Mini Eggs” and “Kinder Surprise”, sold nationally.
The CFIA specifies in a press release that “no cases of illness associated with the consumption of these products have been reported in Canada”.
The agency invites you not to consume these products and rather throw them away or bring them back to the shops where they were purchased. It is advisable to contact your doctor if you believe you have been ill after eating one of the recalled products.
“Foods contaminated with Salmonella bacteria do not necessarily show any visible spoilage or suspicious odor, but can still make you sick,” the CFIA said in a statement.
She warns that young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems can get serious and sometimes fatal infections.
“In healthy people, salmonellosis can present with short-lived symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Salmonellosis can lead to long-term complications, including a severe form of arthritis,” the CFIA adds.
They are currently investigating food safety which may lead to the recall of other products.
Targeted products:
- Advent Calendar (182g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 557 0, all best before dates through May 20, 2022;
- Advent Calendar (182g), CUP: 0 62 020 01 561 7, all “best before” dates through May 20, 2022;
- Advent Calendar (127g), CUP: 0 62 020 01 562 4, all best before dates through March 2, 2022;
- Advent calendar (351 g), CUP: 0 62 020 02 351 3, all “best before” dates up to 1er April 2022;
- ‘Happy Moments’ – Kinder Confectionery Assortment (191g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 575 4, all best before dates through August 7, 2022;
- ‘Happy Moments’ – Kinder Confectionery Assortment (191g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 571 6, all best before dates through July 8, 2022;
- Mini Eggs (110g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 582 1, all best before dates through August 18, 2022;
- Mini Eggs (182g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 576 0, all best before dates through September 3, 2022;
- Mini Eggs (182g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 573 9, all best before dates through May 20, 2022;
- ‘Mix’ – The Egg Hunt Kit (186g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 627 0, all ‘best before’ dates through July 8, 2022;
- ‘Mix’ – The Egg Hunt Kit (186g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 629 4, all ‘best before’ dates through July 8, 2022;
- “Mix” -7 Easter Treats (116g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 616 4, all best before dates through September 3, 2022;
- “Mix” -7 Holiday Treats (116g), UPC: 0 62 020 01 615 7, all best before dates through May 20, 2022;
- Schoko-Bons (200g), CUP: 0 62 020 02 763 4, all best before dates through October 17, 2022;
- Schoko-Bons (200g), CUP: 0 62 020 02 765 8, all best before dates through August 2, 2022;
- Surprise (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 625 5, all best before dates through November 29, 2022;
- Surprise (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 578 4, all best before dates through June 28, 2022;
- Surprise (100g), CUP: 0 62 020 02 605 7, all “best before” dates through May 14, 2022;
- Surprise, “Disney Frozen” (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 601 9, all best before dates through July 24, 2022;
- Surprise, “Dreamworks Trolls” (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 610 1, all best before dates through August 28, 2022;
- Surprise, “Miraculous” (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 603 3, all “best before” dates through November 29, 2022;
- Surprise, Natoons (100g), UPC: 0 62 020 02 572 2, all best before dates through October 28, 2022;
- Surprise, The Smurfs (100 g), CUP: 0 62 020 02 608 8, all “best before” dates until August 28, 2022.