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Product recall Published Updated 3 times · 7 May 2022 FSA-PRIN-22-2022

Update 3: Ferrero recalls in the UK products intended for European market

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Kinder Maxi Mix Peluche

Pack size: 133g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Kinder Niespodzianka Maxi Lei

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Kinder Niespodzianka Maxi Uni BN

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Kinder Surprise Geant Gar

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
20 August 2022

Kinder Surprise Fille

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
20 April 2022

Kinder Schokobons Sachet

Pack size: 125g and 200g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
26 October 2022

Kinder Happy Moments

Pack size: 242g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Kinder Happy Moment Ballotin 1

Pack size: All

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Swieta Kinder Jajko Z Niespodzianka Maxi Uni Wn

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Swieta Kinder Maxi Mix Peluche Bn

Pack size: 133g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Ferrero Kinder Mix Geschenktüte

Pack size: 193g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

Ferrero Kinder Mix Bunte Mischung

Pack size: 132g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
21 August 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 26 October 2022, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above products do not eat them. Instead, please take them back to the store where you purchased the products and request a refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of Salmonella in the product listed above.

Symptoms caused by Salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

The possible presence of Salmonella in the products listed above.

Details from the notice

Ferrero is extending its precautionary recall of a selection of European labelled Kinder products manufactured at the Arlon factory in Belgium, which might be contaminated with Salmonella. Investigations have found that some products, intended for the European market only and which have already been recalled by Ferrero in Europe, have been imported into the UK by UK importers not linked to Ferrero. This update does not replace earlier update 2. Both updates are valid.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Ferrero is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-22-2022
    Original alert: Ferrero recalls Kinder Surprise because of the possible presence of Salmonella
  2. · FSA-PRIN-22-2022-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: Ferrero recalls a selection of Kinder products because of the possible presence of Salmonella
    • Added 3 products: Kinder Mini eggs; Kinder Egg Hunt Kit; Kinder Schokobons
    • New batch or date details: best before All dates up to and including 07 October 2022; best before All dates from 20 April 2022 up to and including 21 August 2022
    • Advice to consumers was updated
  3. · FSA-PRIN-25-2022-update-2
    Update 2: Update 2: Ferrero extends recalls of a selection of Kinder products because of possible presence of Salmonella
    • New batch or date details: best before All dates up to and including 04 January 2023; best before All dates up to and including 21 August 2022
  4. · FSA-PRIN-22-2022-update-3
    Update 3: Update 3: Ferrero recalls in the UK products intended for European market
    • Added 12 products: Kinder Maxi Mix Peluche; Kinder Niespodzianka Maxi Lei; Kinder Niespodzianka Maxi Uni BN; Kinder Surprise Geant Gar; Kinder Surprise Fille; Kinder Schokobons Sachet; Kinder Happy Moments; Kinder Happy Moment Ballotin 1; Swieta Kinder Jajko Z Niespodzianka Maxi Uni Wn; Swieta Kinder Maxi Mix Peluche Bn; Ferrero Kinder Mix Geschenktüte; Ferrero Kinder Mix Bunte Mischung
    • Removed 6 products: Kinder Surprise; Kinder Surprise; Kinder Surprise; Kinder Mini eggs; Kinder Egg Hunt Kit; Kinder Schokobons
    • New batch or date details: best before 21 August 2022; best before 20 August 2022; best before 20 April 2022; best before 26 October 2022
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • Salmonella has caused 91 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by nuts, seeds and dried fruit. All salmonella recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.