Kinder products - recalled due to Salmonella

United States

Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey is voluntarily recalling its Kinder ® Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder ® Mix Chocolate Treats basket, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium. These products were distributed nationwide in the USA.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The voluntary recall is for two products in the U.S.

Product: Kinder Happy Moments Milk Chocolate and Crispy Wafers Assortment
Size and Package Type: 14.1 OZ (400g) square box with lid
Best By Date and location: July 18, 2022 (back panel)
Lot Codes and location: 48RUP334; 48RUP335; 48RUP 336; 48RUP337 (back panel)
UPC Code and location: 09800 52025 (right side panel)
Retail Locations: Costco in the Bay Area and Northern Nevada and BJ’s Wholesale Club stores

Product: Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats Basket
Size and Package Type: 5.3 OZ (152g) cardboard basket
Best By Date and location: July 30, 2022 (bottom of package)
Lot Codes and location: 03L 018AR – 306 (bottom of package)
UPC Code and location: 09800 60209 (bottom of package)
Retail Locations: 14 Big Y Supermarket locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts

The products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where Salmonella typhimurium was detected. While there are no reports of illness in the United States to date, Ferrero is voluntarily recalling the products out of an abundance of caution due to reported cases of Salmonella in consumers that consumed products in Europe that were manufactured at the same facility.

No other Kinder products produced for the U.S. market are included in this recall. Consumers who have purchased the affected product should not eat the product.

In case you are experiencing Salmonella symptoms, it is important to report it. It can help to detect & resolve outbreaks early and prevent others from being harmed, and it enables better surveillance.

Company name: Ferrero USA, Inc.
Brand name: Kinder
Product recalled: Happy Moments Milk Chocolate and Crispy Wafers Assortment & Mix Chocolate Treats Basket
Reason of the recall: Salmonella
FDA Recall date: April 07, 2022

Source: www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ferrero-voluntarily-recalls-kinderr-happy-moments-chocolate-assortment-and-kinderr-mix-chocolate