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Thousands of Americans should throw out their advent calendars early over fears they could be contaminated with salmonella.
Lidl is recalling calendars sold at more than 170 stores across the East coast after routine testing detected the food poisoning bug. Customers who bought the Favorina-branded calendars with cream-filled chocolates are entitled to a full refund.
Salmonella causes fever, diarrhea and vomiting in most but can be deadly in children and older adults. For pregnant women, it can trigger an early birth or miscarriage.
It comes after frozen raspberries were recalled because they might contain the ultra-infectious hepatitis virus that can cause liver failure.
Pictured above is the advent calendar being recalled by Lidl. These were sold between October 5 and December 5 in the US across the company's more than 170 stores
