RAVENNA – He felt ill immediately after eating a “Kinder” egg. Taken to the hospital, the report for the 12-year-old from Ravenna was clear about the cause of the symptoms: salmonella. Now the Nas of Bologna are investigating, as reported by Corriere Romagna, and the confiscation of the chocolate has been ordered, which will be analyzed in the next few days.
The episode happened last week, the child returned home after a few days of hospitalization. Even the sister, who had eaten the same product, accused some little discomfort. The parents want to understand the causes and for this they turned to a lawyer.
The seizure was triggered following the complaint presented: the carabinieri of the antisophistication nucleus seized one of the three Kinder eggs that were part of the package of the one eaten by the child shortly before feeling ill. The objective of the Nas is to understand, through the analyzes, if there may be a correlation between the product and salmonella, after the cases that have occurred in some European countries, linked to infections due to chocolate-based products.
Kinder eggs and salmonella risk in the Ferrero factory: what we know at the moment
by Mariachiara Giacosa
Ferrero had recently withdrawn the Kinder Eggs in Great Britain and Ireland due to a series of salmonella cases. A similar measure was taken in Italy: the company has in fact decided to recall some batches of Kinder Schoko-Bons, which are not eggs but milk chocolate bonbons, produced by the same Belgian factory from which the eggs now banned from the market came out. in the British Isles.
Sugli ovetti had reassured consumers through a press release, stating that “in the last 6 months in Italy they have not received contacts or complaints due to indisposition following the consumption of Kinder products”.