National Food Agency seals 472 kg of Kinder chocolate following inspection
An earlier notification on a possible presence of the infection in chocolate batches in April did not result in the identification of suspicious batches, the national body added. Photo: wired868.com
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The National Food Agency has sealed 472 kilograms of the Kinder chocolate product on the Georgian market after it was notified of a threat of Salmonella bacterial infection in the batches by a European Commission body last week, the agency announced on Friday.
The move comes after the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission, through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, notified the national body about a possible presence of the infection in various Ferrero-branded Kinder chocolate products.
The Agency advised the public not to consume products purchased from a specific batch of the chocolate with the expiration date of July 25, which had been fully sold. It also said importer companies were being monitored in their inspection of the batches.
An earlier notification on a possible presence of the infection in chocolate batches in April did not result in the identification of suspicious batches, the national body added.
Hundreds of cases of Salmonella have been reported in various countries worldwide, mainly among children under the age of 10, “most likely due to the contamination of various Ferrero-branded Kinder chocolates with Salmonella Typhimurium,” the Food Agency said.
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