There have now been 76 cases of salmonella in the UK linked to Kinder products, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed.
12.04.2022 - 09:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum has told how her three-year-old daughter was left looking 'dead behind the eyes' after she contracted Salmonella 'from eating a Kinder Surprise chocolate egg'.
Charlotte Wingfield said her little girl Brooklyn-Mai 'had never been so poorly in her life' after contracting the bacteria, Hull Live reports. She shared photos after her daughter's temperature spiked to 39C because of the food poisoning.
This comes as Kinder issued warnings to people who had bought any of its products not to eat them and the company's chocolate factory in Belgium has been ordered to close. Ms Wingfield said in her Facebook post, which has since been shared more than 500 times, that Brooklyn-Mai had eaten some of the chocolate before falling ill.
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"Brooklyn-Mai has been so so poorly since I picked her up from nursery on Monday. Seeing as I was so ill last week, I thought nothing of it than her just coming down with the tummy bug I had until she slept for 21 out of the following 24 hours and then kept falling asleep as she was doing things", she said.
"Her temperature spiked to over 39° and I struggled to disturb her. I knew something wasn't right and spoke to the GP who ran through a list of what it could be. I came off the phone thinking she had a viral bug. Fast forward three days and it's been confirmed she has salmonella from the Kinder chocolate she ate on Sunday."
Ms Wingfield said that in the space of 96 hours, little Brooklyn-Mai had been awake for just 12 to 14 of them and when she was awake, it was like she wasn't really there at all.
"She's been completely dead behind the eyes and so lifeless, it's been absolutely heartbreaking to see my usually fiery,
There have now been 76 cases of salmonella in the UK linked to Kinder products, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed.
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