Arlon: upcoming dates

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Salmonella Found Again at Ferrero Arlon, Some Lines Halted

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 06/29/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.3 years agoRTBF^[1], 29 June 2023: several production lines 'ont dû être mises à l'arrêt', confirmed by Ferrero and AFSCA; L'Avenir: the plant 'a reconnu ce jeudi devoir stopper momentanément des lignes'.

  Fifteen months after the Kinder outbreak, Ferrero's own checks found salmonella in the Arlon plant's surroundings - floor, stairs or skirting - and it stopped the lines concerned; no finished product tested positive.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  AFSCA Confirms Full Production Licence for Ferrero's Arlon Plant

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 09/16/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.0 years agoFerrero's^[1] release: 'Vendredi 16 septembre, l'AFSCA a confirmé la licence de production de l'usine Ferrero Arlon.'

  After three months of supervised production with every batch tested, Belgium's food safety agency gave the Arlon Kinder plant a definitive licence, with closer unannounced inspections for the following year.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant Gets Conditional Licence to Reopen

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  06/17/2022 - 09/15/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3 years agoFerrero's^[1] release is dated 'Luxembourg 17 June 2022'; AFSCA: 'Cette autorisation conditionnelle sera accordée pour une période de 3 mois', replaced by the definitive licence on 16 September 2022.

  Belgium's AFSCA gave the Arlon plant a three-month conditional authorisation, with raw materials and every batch tested before sale, after Ferrero replaced equipment and 300 metres of pipeline.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Police Raid Ferrero's Arlon Plant and Luxembourg HQ in Kinder Probe

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 06/08/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.3 years agoLe Quotidien^[1], published 8 June 2022: 'Six perquisitions ont eu lieu ce mercredi, indique le parquet de Luxembourg'.

  Federal judicial police and AFSCA agents carried out six searches at Ferrero sites in Arlon and Brussels and at its Niederanven headquarters in Luxembourg, seizing documents and computer equipment.

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• Law09/24/2026@LawDesk

  Belgian Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Ferrero's Arlon Plant

  Palais de Justice, Place Schalbert, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/11/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years agoPaperjam^[1] (11 April 2022): the substitute prosecutor 'a annoncé, dans un e-mail transmis à la presse... ce lundi': 'Je vous confirme l'ouverture d'une information judiciaire'.

  The Luxembourg-province prosecutor's office confirmed a judicial investigation into Ferrero over the salmonella outbreak traced to its Arlon plant, the province's biggest employer and sole maker of Kinder Schoko-Bons.

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• Health09/24/2026@HealthDesk

  Belgium Shuts Ferrero's Arlon Kinder Plant and Orders Full Recall

  Ferrero Ardenne, Rue de la Sambre, 6700 Arlon, BelgiumFerrero

  

  Starts 04/08/2022 12:35PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.5 years agoFerrero's PR Newswire^[1] release is stamped 'Apr 08, 2022, 08:35 ET' and TV Lux^[3] reports AFSCA's same-day decision.

  Belgium's food safety agency AFSCA withdrew the Arlon plant's authorisation after about a hundred salmonellosis cases in Europe, and Ferrero recalled every Kinder Surprise, Mini Eggs, Surprise Maxi and Schoko-Bons made there.

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