The victims are young children, some of whom had to be hospitalized.
- Salmonellosis is a disease caused by enterobacteriaceae of the genus Salmonella.
- Most Salmonella are housed in the gut of vertebrate animals and are most often transmitted to humans through contaminated food.
According to a new report communicated by Santé Publique France, 42 cases of salmonellosis infection due to Kinder chocolates have been detected in France, all in children.
Recall of several Kinder products
Following the investigations carried out by the Belgian health authorities, together with their English, European and particularly French counterparts, the Ferrero company proceeded on April 5 to recall several products from the Kinder range manufactured in a factory in Belgium due to suspected contamination by Salmonella Typhimurium.
On April 8, 2022, the recall finally concerned all Kinder products from this factory, regardless of their expiry date, and on April 14, 2022, an update of the recalled products, including the 2021 Christmas Advent Calendars , was realized. “In total, as of April 19, 42 cases of salmonellosis with a strain belonging to the epidemic have been identified by the National Reference Center (CNR) for salmonella at the Institut Pasteur in France. writes Public Health France.
42 cases spread over 11 regions
The 42 cases are spread over 11 regions: Ile-De-France (7 cases), Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (7 cases), Grand-Est (6 cases), Hauts-de-France (4 cases), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (4 cases), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (3 cases), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (3 cases), Normandy (3 cases), Brittany (2 cases), Occitanie (2 cases), and Corsica (1 case). They concern 22 boys and 20 girls aged on average three years.
Thirty-two patients were interviewed by Public Health France. All cases report, before the onset of their symptoms (which occurred between 01/20 and 03/23/2022), the consumption of Kinder brand chocolates.
Thirteen people were hospitalized
“Thirteen people have been hospitalized for their salmonellosis, all since discharged. No deaths have been reported. Public Health France is continuing its investigations with the families of cases recently reported by the CNR”, say public health experts. “The successive withdrawals and recalls of the Kinder brand products concerned, produced by the Belgian factory with its closure by the Belgian authorities, should limit the occurrence in France of new cases of salmonellosis in the coming days. they judge.
To find out the list of products concerned by the withdrawal-recall, click on this link: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/. People who have eaten the products mentioned above and who show symptoms (gastrointestinal disorders, fever within 72 hours of consumption) are invited to consult their doctor without delay, notifying him of this ingestion.