Chocolate plant shut due to salmonella

"The entire Kinder range of products from Ferrero's Arlon production site is also being recalled," AFSCA said.

Ferrero had not provided sufficient information to its investigation, AFSCA said.

All products from the factory must be recalled regardless of their production date, the statement continued.

This includes all Kinder Surprise, Kinder Mini Eggs, Kinder Surprise Maxi and Schoko-Bons manufactured in Arlon, according to the statement. 

AFSCA also asked all distributors to remove the relevant products from retail outlets.

The Arlon plant would not be allowed to reopen until all food safety rules and requirements were met, AFSCA said.

The Italian confectionery group has already recalled several chocolate products from the United States, Australia and multiple European countries.