Five hospitalised in cases linked to Kinder salmonella outbreak in Ireland

The Ferrero factory in Arlon in Belgium has been shut in the wake of the outbreak, and the ECDC said that Salmonella Typhimurium was detected in a buttermilk tank at the Belgian establishment during the manufacturer’s own checks in December 2021. File Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Five of the 15 people in Ireland who fell ill in connection with a salmonella outbreak linked to Kinder Egg chocolate products had to be hospitalised, the European Centers for Disease Control (ECDC) has said.

In an update today, the ECDC said that 150 cases across Europe have been reported linked to the outbreak.