Urgent recall of Kinder chocolate over fears of possible contamination

An urgent national recall has been issued for four Kinder products due to fears about Salmonella contamination.

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand has issued an urgent recall of four Kinder products across Australia, over fears the chocolate could be contaminated with salmonella.

The Kinder products that have been recalled are:

• Kinder Easter Basket 120g (6x20g) - best before dates from 7/10/22 up to and including 20/11/22
• Kinder Mini Eggs Hazelnut 100g - best before dates from 23/8/22 up to and including 13/9/22
• Kinder Surprise Maxi 100g - best before dates from 23/8/22 up to and including 13/9/22
• Kinder Surprise Maxi - Natoons 100g - best before dates from 23/8/22 up to and including 13/9/22

The four Kinder products that have been recalled. Source: Food Standards Australia

The products have been sold nationally at Coles, Woolworths, Target, Kmart, Big W, independent food retailers including IGA and petrol stations, and online.

It is a precautionary move over a possible link to a number of reported salmonella cases in Europe, which the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention are investigating.

As of Tuesday, there were 134 total cases of salmonella in the continent, with the ECDC saying “specific chocolate products have been identified as the likely route of infection”.

The Kinder Surprise 20g single and three-pack eggs in white, blue and pink varieties are not affected, as well as all other Kinder products.

The chocolate could potentially cause illness if consumed, with FSANZ telling consumers not to eat it.

The products can be returned to their place of purchase for a full refund.