Social media posts highlighting the ingredients listed on a bag of Schoko-Bons say the candy contains insects. This is false; the product was formerly coated with shellac, an insect by-product that has been tested and approved for use as a confectioner's glaze but the Italian company Ferrero said it has phased out the additive in its Kinder-brand chocolates.
Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) is recalling several chocolate products that originated in a Ferrero factory in Arlon due to the presence of salmonella bacteria.
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered food inspections to be conducted on imported Kinder Surprise eggs due to suspicion that some products may be contaminated with salmonella.