Image source, Getty ImagesA chocolate factory in Belgium has been ordered to close after it was linked to dozens of salmonella cases.
The food safety authority in Belgium ordered the recall of all the products made at the factory in Arlon.
The UK, Germany, France and Belgium have all had cases of suspected salmonella linked to chocolate.
The man apologized and acknowledged internal failures.
The factory was ordered to shut down by the Belgian food safety authority after it was unable to provide complete information for its investigation.
The investigation was ongoing and the factory would only be allowed to reopen if the necessary guarantees were provided by Ferrero.
Belgian Agriculture Minister David Clarinval said in a statement that such a decision is never taken lightly. The food security of our citizens can never be neglected.
The recall includes all of the products.
The products should be removed from the shelves and people not to eat them.
Some of the chocolates from shops in the US have been recalled due to concerns about the possibility of salmonella.
A number of chocolate egg products were recalled in the UK.
The sweets were made in a Belgian factory.
Some chocolates have been recalled in Asia.
No of the products released for sale had tested positive for salmonella, and the recalls were described as precautionary.
More than 60 people in the UK, mostly young children, became ill with the same strain of salmonella that was linked to the eggs.
Europe's health agency said it was looking into dozens of suspected cases of salmonella linked with eating chocolate in at least nine countries.
The statement did not mention any confectioner, but warned that the reported cases were mostly for children under 10.
Children and elderly people with weak immune systems can be at risk of getting infections from the salmonella.
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