No Tainted Kinder Chocolates Entered Malaysia Says Ministry

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The health ministry says it will intensify its monitoring of Kinder chocolate products at the country’s entry points to ensure that none of the tainted products enters the local market.KUALA LUMPUR: No Kinder chocolate products from the Ferrero Ardennes chocolate factory in Arion, Belgium, that were reported to be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium bacteria have entered Malaysia, the health ministry said.
The ministry’s senior director for food safety and quality, Salim Dulatti, confirmed the matter based on data checks through the Food Safety Information System of Malaysia from 2021 until now.
He added that international food safety authorities had also confirmed that the products in question were not exported to Malaysia.
“The Kinder chocolate products that enter Malaysia are imported from Poland, Italy, Germany, India and other countries.
“However, the ministry will intensify its monitoring of Kinder chocolate products at the country’s entry points to ensure that none of the tainted products enters the local market.
“The ministry is always sensitive and concerned about matters that can threaten consumer health,” he said in a statement today.
Salim also advised consumers who have any concerns on food safety issues to contact the nearest district health office or the state health department or visit the ministry’s food safety and quality division website or its Facebook page.
The media reported earlier today that several products of Kinder chocolate, such as Kinder Surprise, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Surprise Maxi 100g, Kinder Schokobons and Kinder Egg Hunt Kit, were found to be contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium.
Salmonella typhimurium is a pathogenic bacteria that can cause food-borne diseases with symptoms of fever, stomach cramps and diarrhoea, especially in children. - FMT

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