While the last few weeks have been marked by massive recalls of Ferrero brand products following the detection of salmonella in a Kinder factory in Belgium, Public Health France (SpF) lists in its latest situation report a total of 42 cases of salmonellosis identified by the National Reference Center (CNR) for salmonella at the Institut Pasteur in France.
These forty cases are spread over 11 regions, according to the health authority, and concern a majority of children.
Namely 7 in Île-de-France, 7 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 6 in the Grand-Est, 4 in Hauts-de-France, 4 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes, 3 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 3 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 3 in Normandy, 2 in Brittany, 2 in Occitanie and 1 in Corsica.
22 boys and 20 girls are concerned, specifies SpF, which indicates that their median age is 3 years.
The 13 people hospitalized have been discharged from the hospital
Of the 42 cases identified, 32 were able to be questioned by Public Health France.
All cases report consuming Kinder chocolates "before the onset of their symptoms (which occurred between January 20 and March 23)".
The 13 hospitalized people were discharged from the hospital, specifies the body, which indicates that it is continuing “its investigations with the families of cases recently reported by the CNR.
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According to Public Health France, "the successive withdrawals and recalls of the concerned products of the Kinder brand, produced by the Belgian factory with its closure by the Belgian authorities", should "limit the occurrence in France of new cases of salmonellosis in the next few days/weeks.
However, the health authority recalls that people who have consumed Kinder chocolates and develop gastrointestinal disorders and fever within 72 hours of consumption “are invited to consult their doctor without delay”.
In order to limit transmission from person to person, and in particular within households with young children, SpF finally recommends that parents "wash their hands well with soap and water after going to the toilet, after changing their child, and before cooking.
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