UPDATED April 8th: The Kinder Recall now includes all Kinder Surprise eggs with any batch/best before date and all packs of Schokobons. See the full list of affected products below.
The initial Kinder recall of Kinder Surprise Eggs was announced on April 2nd, with parent company Ferrero recalling Kinder Surprise 20g and Kinder Surprise 20g x3 due to the possible presence of salmonella.
This has now been extended to include several other products from the Kinder range, including Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Egg Hunt Kit and Schokobons.
See below for the full details of the extended Kinder recall, the products affected and what steps to take if you have any listed products.
Everything You Need to Know About the Kinder Recall
What Products are Affected?
Updated April 8th:
Further to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s three previous alerts and updates on this Kinder recall, Ferrero is extending the recall of Kinder products listed below to all best before dates.
In addition, the recall includes all pack sizes of Kinder Schokobons. This is due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
Affected products include:
- Kinder Schokobons – all pack sizes; all batches; and all best before dates
- Kinder Surprise 20g – all batches and all best before dates
- Kinder Surprise 20g x 3 – all batches and all best before dates
- Kinder Mini Eggs 75g – all batches and all best before dates
- Kinder Easter Egg Hunt 150g – all batches and all best before dates
- Kinder Surprise 100g – all batches and all best before dates
The original affected products are:
- Kinder Surprise 20g
- Kinder Surprise 20g x3
Updated to include all best before dates up to and including 7th October 2022
The additional products added to the Kinder recall list include:
- Kinder Mini Eggs 75g
- Kinder Egg Hunt Kit 150g
- Kinder Surprise 100g
- Kinder Schokobons 200g
Affected batch dates for these additional recalls include all best before dates between 20th April 2022 and 21st August 2022
What’s the Risk?
According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland who announced the product recalls, people infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours.
The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have more severe illness.
What Should You Do?
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated products.
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated products. Instead, please contact the Ferrero consumer careline on +44 (0)330 053 8943 or email [email protected]
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