The European Prevention Center announced that “266 confirmed cases and 58 suspected cases of Salmonella outbreak associated with Easter eggs made from chocolate have been reported in Europe and North America”, explaining that “86.3% of cases were in children under 10 years of age”. “. or younger, and for cases in Europe for which information is available, 41.3 per cent were taken to hospital and no deaths were reported.

And in her statement, she pointed out that “cases of infection have been reported in 14 European countries, in addition to Canada and the United States, and we still suspect the Belgian factory as the source of the disease.”

And she pointed out: “The closure of the factory in April and the global recall of its products from the shelves” reduced the risks of contracting the disease, but new cases may appear due to the long shelf life and the possibility of infection. Food storage in homes. And in April last year, food authorities in many countries announced that the European Commission said Italian company Ferrero had recalled certain batches of Kinder chocolate products due to a suspected link between those products and a salmonella outbreak.