Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority Thursday, April 28, has pulled Kinder chocolate products on suspicion that they are contaminated with salmonella, a bacterium that causes food poisoning, according to a statement issued earlier today by the regulator. “Reference is also made to the communication from the manufacturer, FERRERO, which issued a voluntary recall of different kinds of Kinder chocolate after reporting that they are suspected to be contaminated with salmonella,” the statement reads in part. However, FDA noted that it has not received or detected a single case of sickness associated with the consumption of the recalled Kinder products. The products include Kinder Surprise, Kinder Schoko-Bons, Kinder Schoko-Bons white, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Happy Moments, and Kinder Mix Chocolate, which were set to expire in April and June this year. FDA’s decision to pull Kinder chocolate products from Rwandan shelves makes Rwanda the latest country to withdraw the products due to salmonella outbreak in Belgium, where they are manufactured, and other parts of Europe. Salmonella is bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of animals and is usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. Common among children and older people with compromised immune systems, some of the symptoms of salmonella include diarrhoea, fever, chills and abdominal pain. Research has shown that severe infections may require medical care, including IV fluids and sometimes antibiotics.
