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Kinder Surprise Recalled By Food Safety Authority

Ferrero is recalling Kinder Surprise 20g and Kinder Surprise 20g x3, latter with best before dates between 11th July 2022 and 7th October 2022, due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Kinder Surprise Recalled.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated products.

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have more severe illness.

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated products from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores, where the affected products were sold.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact any affected customers, to recall the affected products and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated products. Instead, please contact the Ferrero Consumer Careline on +44 (0)330 053 8943 Ireland, to obtain a full refund.

New Covid-19 Cases Reach 12,057 On Irish Mainland In Past 24 Hours.

We learn today that the BA.2 virus strain now accounts for 95% of all virus cases, present here in the Republic of Ireland.

Today, 10,839 new virus infections were reported in the Republic, which latter total includes 5,750 PCR-confirmed cases and 5,089 positive antigen tests, registered through the HSE portal.

This morning, there were 1,472 people in our Republic’s hospitals, down 63 on yesterday, with 59 of these patients being treated in intensive care units, up 1 on yesterday.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths, since the start of the pandemic stands currently at 6,740 as of Wednesday last.

In Northern Ireland, a further 1,218 cases of coronavirus were reported on Friday, down from 1,461 cases on yesterday.

Today, there were 515 people with Covid-19 in northern hospitals with 5 patients remaining in intensive care units.

Sadly, 6 new Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths, linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic to 3,329.

New Covid-19 Cases Reach 13,202 On Irish Mainland In Past 24 Hours.

As the UN Health Agency warn that a more dangerous variant of concern, other than the current Omicron could be lurking just round the corner, here in the Irish Republic in the past 24 hours there have been 11,741 new Covid infections.
Of this tally, 5,252 were PCR-confirmed cases, while 6,489 were positive confirmed antigen tests, down on the 12,508 cases reported in the Republic yesterday.

This morning, there were confirmed 1,535 Covid patients in our Republic’s hospitals, with 58 of these in intensive care units countrywide.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, in the Republic, now stands at 6,740, as per our latest update of yesterday.

A further 1,461 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Northern Ireland today, up from the 1,414 cases reported yesterday.

Today, there were 522 people with the virus in northern hospitals, while 6 patients were in intensive care.

Sadly, 3 new Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic to 3,323.

Remember mask-wearing, although a minor inconvenience for people, could bring this wave of the Covid-19 virus to a much faster conclusion.

New Covid-19 Cases Reach 13,922 On Irish Mainland In Past 24 Hours.

With pandemic emergency powers expiring at midnight tomorrow, there were 12,508 new Covid-19 infections reported in the Republic of Ireland today. These include 5,381 PCR-confirmed cases, with a further 7,127 positive antigen tests, latter having been logged on the Health Service Executive portal.

[Sadly, once again we had a Tipperary time wasting, politician, namely Independent TD Mattie McGrath, embarrassing his Tipperary electorate in Dáil Éireann, while claiming he had a petition with 3,000 signatures, all from people demanding that pandemic emergency powers be ended.]

This morning 1,610 patients with coronavirus were in our hospitals up from 1,605 yesterday and of these 49 are being treated in intensive care units across the Republic.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths, since the start of the pandemic in the Republic, stands at 6,730 as per yesterday March 29th.

In Northern Ireland, a further 1,414 cases of coronavirus were reported today, down from 1,731 cases yesterday.
Today, there were 529 people with Covid-19 in hospital in Northern Ireland, with 5 patients in intensive care units.

Sadly, 5 new Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19, since the start of the pandemic, to 3,320.

Remember mask-wearing, although a minor inconvenience for people, could bring this wave of the Covid-19 virus to a much faster conclusion.

New Covid-19 Cases Reach 16,280 On Irish Mainland In Past 24 Hours.

The Department of Health has confirmed a further 5,962 PCR cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, here in the Irish Republic.
A further 8,587 people have registered a positive antigen test, through the HSE portal.
Same figures added together come to 14,549 in the Republic and when Northern Irelands figures are included, the total number of cases increase to 16,280, up 3,347 on Irish mainland overall.

There are presently 1,605 people in hospital with Covid-19, in the Republic of Ireland, per the latest figures reported on today, down from 1,624 on yesterday.
There are 50 of these patients with Covid-19 in our Republic’s hospital intensive care units across the State, down from 54 yesterday.

The Minister for Health Mr Stephen Donnelly has stated that the advice given to him, is not to consider bringing in any new public health measures, even though the number of coronavirus infections in Ireland is likely running into hundreds of thousands per week.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic here in the Irish Republic is 6,721, as of the latest update confirmed on yesterday, Monday March 28.

In Northern Ireland, there were a further 1,731 cases of coronavirus confirmed today, up from 1,204 cases reported yesterday.

Today, also there were 529 people with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, with 5 patients remaining in intensive care units.

Sadly, 9 new Covid-19-related deaths have also been reported in Northern Ireland today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic to 3,315.