Salmonella recall of Kinder products extended to all best before dates

The food safety recall of a range of Ferrero Kinder chocolate products has been extended again and now covers all best before dates.

The extension of the recall was announced by the Food Safety of Ireland (FSAI) this afternoon.

It's the latest development in an issue which has been in the news over the last week after a number of cases of Salmonella in the UK, Ireland, and other parts of Europe were linked to the popular confectionery.

The FSAI said today that there had been 15 cases in Ireland with the same strain of Salmonella responsible for the UK outbreak, and a number of these involved young children.

The Kinder products and pack sizes included in the recall notice are: Kinder Surprise (20g, 20gx3, and 100g packs), Kinder Schokobons (all pack sizes), Kinder Mini Eggs (75g) and Kinder Egg Hunt Kit (150g).

For each of these products, all batches and all best before dates are being recalled.

People are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Instead, they are asked to contact the Ferrero consumer careline on +44 (0)330 053 8943 or email: consumers.ireland@ferrero.com.