Ferrero is preemptively recalling the entire Kinder range in Switzerland
Ferrero has announced a preventive recall of children’s chocolate products in Switzerland, which are suspected of being responsible for a number of salmonellosis cases in Europe. However, no cases have been detected in Switzerland.
The list of affected products has been published On the website of the Federal Office for Food Safety (OSAV)I learned RTS on Wednesday evening. People who have bought these products are asked not to consume them and not to eat them Contact Ferrero.
Affected products include Kinder Mini Eggs, Schokobons, Kinder Surprises and others.
The Italian company stresses that consumer protection is its “top priority” and states that none of its products have currently tested positive for salmonella.
Following that precautionary recall, the Volg chain pulled chocolates from Prima, Landy and Topshop stores and gas station outlets on Wednesday.
Many big brands such as Migros, Coop or Aldi have already taken children’s products off their shelves. Coop has even announced several product recalls.
In an interview with the Forum program, Pierre Schaller, Food Science Engineer and Nutritional Health Coach at GastroSuisse, spoke of “serious deficiencies” in the company’s control process.
You should know that in Switzerland the tests are carried out by the FSVO, by cantonal chemists, but these tests mainly relate to products of animal origin. Moreover, it is the companies themselves who carry out the verification themselves, as is the case elsewhere in Europe.
>> Listen to Pierre Schaller’s interview in the forum:
Dozens of cases in Europe
Cases of salmonellosis, which appear to be linked to children’s products made at the factory in Arlon, Belgium, are increasing rapidly in Europe. The first case was detected in the UK on January 7th and infections have been detected in several countries since February 17th.
A spokeswoman for the British health authorities told the AFP news agency on Tuesday that 63 cases of salmonella had been registered in their territory.
On the French side, 21 patients were reported Tuesday by the Pasteur Institute’s National Salmonella Reference Center, 15 of whom said they had consumed the children’s products in question, according to French Public Health, which says eight people were hospitalized , but then came back. to their houses. The average age of the cases is 4 years.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said Monday that a total of 105 cases of salmonellosis have been linked to Ferrero products to an almost certain degree. In the UK, 63 cases have already been definitively linked to chocolate products.
>> Interview with Barbara Pfenniger, Food Director at the Fédération Romande des Consommateurs:
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