Belgian health authorities announced on Friday that they had given the green light to a reopening for a trial period of the Ferrero factory in Arlon, where Kinder eggs contaminated with salmonella were produced.
The Federal Agency for Food Safety in Belgium (AFSCA) “decided to give conditional authorization to Ferrero for its production factory in Arlon”, in the south of the country, the authority said in a statement.
This permit lasts for three months during which each ingredient will be analyzed before the distribution and sale of the chocolates.
“This reopening comes after a thorough cleaning and food safety checks carried out in close collaboration” with the authority, the company said.
In early April, on the eve of Easter, the group called for the withdrawal of all products manufactured at the Arlon plant after a dozen cases of salmonellosis, possibly linked to the consumption of chocolates, were reported in several countries in the world. Europe.
After the cases in Europe, the preventive recall of Kinder products was also extended to the United States and Argentina.
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) indicated that as of June 3 there were 392 confirmed and 22 probable cases of salmonella identified in EU countries and the UK.
The company is accused of having reacted late to the problem that had been detected in December and faces several judicial investigations.
