Ferrero passes probation at Salmonella-hit factory

Ferrero has received the all-clear at a factory behind a Salmonella outbreak after no problems were found during the initial approval period.

The company revealed it had been given final authorization for production at the plant in Arlon from the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) in Belgium.

The monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak from Kinder chocolate sickened more than 450 people. Children were particularly affected and many of those ill were hospitalized. People fell sick between … Read the rest