In order to provide clearer information to consumers, on April 6, Ferrero updated and clarified certain details (product code, name, weight, packaging) regarding the products subject to the April 4 recall:

• Kinder Surprise 20g (single, three-pack, four-pack, and six-pack) and 100g with expiration dates ranging from April 20, 2022, to the end of October 2022;

• Kinder Schoko-Bons Milk 125g, 150g, 200g, 300g, 330g, 350g, 480g, and 500g, and Kinder Schoko-Bons White 200g and 300g with expiration dates between April 20 and the end of August 2022;

• Kinder Happy Moments 191g, 242g, 347g, and 400g, with expiration dates through August 21, 2022;

• Kinder Mini Eggs Hazelnut, Cocoa, Milk, and Kinder Mini Eggs Mix with expiration dates between April 20 and August 21, 2022;

• Kinder Mix: 193g bag, 150g basket, 133g plush toy, 198g bucket, and 125g car, with expiration dates through August 21, 2022.

The list and details of the affected products are available at rappel.conso.gouv.fr. Other Kinder products are not affected by this recall.

These recalls follow an outbreak of salmonellosis in several European countries. French health authorities were informed by the National Reference Center for Salmonella of cases of salmonellosis occurring in France. As of April 7, 21 cases had been reported, spread across 11 regions: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (3 cases), Île-de-France (3 cases), Normandy (2 cases), Burgundy-Franche-Comté (2 cases), New Aquitaine (2 cases), Brittany (2 cases), Grand Est (2 cases), Hauts-de-France (2 cases), Corsica (1 case), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1 case), and Occitanie (1 case), with a median age of 4 years, including 11 boys and 10 girls. Eight of them were hospitalized and have all returned home.

Investigations conducted by Santé Publique France have revealed that the 15 patients who have been interviewed so far consumed certain Kinder brand products subject to this recall in the days leading up to the onset of symptoms.

These cases of salmonellosis share the same genetic strain as the strain responsible for an outbreak in several countries, including the United Kingdom and Ireland, linked to the consumption of certain Kinder products subject to this recall—all of which were manufactured at the same plant in Arlon, Belgium, where investigations were conducted to identify the source of the contamination.

People in possession of these products are asked not to consume them and to discard them immediately.

Consumers should take a photo of the packaging showing the product details (Best Before date, barcode number) and call the phone number provided by the company to obtain a refund (0800 653 653) or contact the company at the following address: contact.fr@ferrero.com.