The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has warned consumers against Kinder Surprise chocolate egg product of Belgian origin, with a printed expiration date between 11/7/2022 and 7/10/2022, upon receiving information about the possibility of contamination with salmonella bacteria.
The manufacturer had notified the withdrawal of the product in the UK after 57 cases of poisoning were suspected there, the MoPH said in a statement yesterday.
The ministry has taken precautionary measures making sure that the product with the mentioned dates and origin is not available in shops or markets. It has informed suppliers to withdraw the suspected product from markets if it is available, noting that the import of this type of chocolate from Belgium is carried out on a very small scale.
The ministry has directed its inspectors to take random samples of the product regardless of the country of origin or the expiration date and refer them for laboratory analysis as an additional precautionary measure. Ports have also been informed to withdraw samples from the coming shipments and analyse them to verify their safety, validity and conformity with the relevant requirements.
Salmonella is one of the bacteria that cause food poisoning.
The ministry has taken precautionary measures making sure that the product with the mentioned dates and origin is not available in shops or markets. It has informed suppliers to withdraw the suspected product from markets if it is available, noting that the import of this type of chocolate from Belgium is carried out on a very small scale.
The ministry has directed its inspectors to take random samples of the product regardless of the country of origin or the expiration date and refer them for laboratory analysis as an additional precautionary measure. Ports have also been informed to withdraw samples from the coming shipments and analyse them to verify their safety, validity and conformity with the relevant requirements.
Salmonella is one of the bacteria that cause food poisoning.