Belgium halts production at Kinder factory over Salmonella

[Sherman A1]

Belgian authorities have ordered the closure of a Kinder chocolate factory suspected to be behind a wave of Salmonella cases in several European countries and the United States.

The factory, owned by Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, was ordered to shut "following the findings of the last few hours that information provided by Ferrero is incomplete," Belgium's food safety authority AFSCA said in a statement.

The authority also ordered the recall of the factory's entire production of the company's popular Kinder brand - a huge blow to Ferrero at the height of the Easter holiday season.

"Such a decision is never taken lightly, but the current circumstances make it necessary. The food security of our citizens can never be neglected," Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval said in a statement.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2022/0408/1291228-kinder-recall/

[BigmanPigman]

1. I wish the US had the real, original Kinder Eggs.

They have a little toy inside that you can assemble. The FDA said the US won't allow them here due to choking hazard for kids. Boo hiss.

[Tree-Hugger]

2. They have a US version

It's a plastic egg with two sealed compartments. One side has the chocolate. The other side has a tiny toy that you assemble.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I got some of those once and it wasn't the same type of toys.

The real ones have pretty intricate ones, like a roller coaster that worked.