Rewe recall: Caution, risk of injury! Plastic parts in popular chocolate

Call back to Rewe: Attention! A manufacturer warns - when eating a popular chocolate there is a risk of injury due to plastic parts.

• Recall * due to health risk and risk of injury: Chocolate can  contain plastic particles
• The manufacturer Cacao de Bourgogne is calling on customers to exchange chocolate
• A certain batch of the Rewe * own brand "Yes!" Is affected

Update from Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 3:29 pm: As the sales manager of the manufacturer "Cacao de Bourgogne" announced at the request of the editorial team, Rewe branches in Bavaria, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg are from the precautionary recall of the Rewe nut chocolate - Own brand "Yes!" Affected. 

But the catchment area of ​​the recall also extends beyond national borders . According to the sales manager, there was a breakdown in the system, which was later noticed during a routine check. This could result in black plastic parts (approx. 7 mm) in some packs of the chocolate. 

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This affects a batch "Whole Nut Fine Milk Chocolate 100 g" with the best-before date of 04.12.2020. "One batch corresponds to approx. 50,000 sheets, the greater part of which has already been locked in the central warehouse and has not reached the retail trade," said the sales manager for Germany.

Recall from Rewe: plastic parts in popular chocolate - information on the product concerned

Update from Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, 11.06am: Chocolate lovers should be aware at the moment, because the supermarket Rewe is calling back a product of its own brand "Yes!" As a precaution. The recall affects a chocolate nut made by the French manufacturer "Cacao de Bourgogne", Rewe said. There could be black plastic parts (approx. 7 mm) in individual packs. 

Consumers are therefore strongly advised not  to eat " Whole Nut Fine Milk Chocolate 100 g" with the best before date 04.12.2020 from batch 2006442827. The product has the EAN code 4 388860 606201. 

Recall at Rewe: supermarket takes affected chocolate out of sale

As Rewe said, the company has already responded immediately and taken the product out of sale. "This precautionary measure does not affect products with different best-before dates / different batches," it continues. 

Since there is no restriction of the branches concerned, all Rewe stores in Germany are obviously affected by the recall . Customers can return the product they have already purchased.

Recall from Rewe: risk of injury! Plastic parts discovered in popular chocolate

First announcement from April 25th, 2020: Kassel - recall at Rewe : In the affected chocolate from the manufacturer Cacao de Bourgogne of  the Rewe own brand Yes! could contain plastic. 

The French manufacturer has the nut chocolate recalled. You better take a look if you have this chocolate at home. A health risk and the associated risk of injury is not excluded! 

Rewe with recall: Chocolate could contain plastic

The precautionary recall at Rewe takes place for the following reasons : There could be black plastic parts (approx. 7 mm) in individual packs of chocolate bar, as the manufacturer Cacao de Bourgogne from Dijon announced on Saturday. 

According to information from the German Press Agency, a health risk and an increased risk of injury cannot be ruled out with complete certainty. Therefore the yes! Chocolate now affected by a food recall.

Recall at Rewe: A risk of injury is not excluded when eating affected chocolate.

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Rewe with callback: Do not eat the affected product, but exchange it

Rewe and the food manufacturer point out that there may be plastic parts in the chocolate concerned. Customers who bought the product can therefore return it to the respective store because of the recall and will get the purchase price back without a receipt.

Foreign bodies of any kind can cause serious injuries to the mouth and throat and internal injuries or bleeding. It does not matter whether it is metal, broken glass, glass splinters, wood and plastic splinters. So there is an acute health risk  and an increased risk of injury for Rewe customers . 

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Recall from Rewe - The data of the chocolate concerned

So far it is unclear how the plastic parts could get into the chocolate. The manufacturer has not given any information in the recall . We strongly advise against eating the affected product that Rewe sells  :

• Product: Yes! Whole nut / whole milk chocolate
• Content: 100g
• Best before date: 04.12.2020
  
• Batch number: 2006442827

Call back at Rewe: Consumers can find out more

“Product warning” enables consumers to find out about individual foods and products. There you will find more detailed information about the products and possible dangers. 

Consumers can also find out about numerous recalls from the past few days, including the recall of a popular pizza product from Rewe .

Second call back to Rewe in a short time

Only a few days ago there was a call back to Rewe: Plastic could be contained in a pizza product, so consumers should not consume the affected pizza snails, but replace them. 

The affected pastry snack could contain plastic. There is a risk of injury. This was highlighted by the supermarket chain and food manufacturers. 

Recall of products: Rewe follows a long list

The Rewe recall is part of an endless list. Because products repeatedly violate hygiene standards or are even harmful to health and therefore affected by food recalls. Only recently there was an Aldi recall of frozen prawns. The discounter's product is said to have contained antibiotics. However, the recall has now been completed.

Recall of products: Not only food at Rewe is affected

The number of product recalls increases from year to year. These are the most common reasons for a call back *.

A recent incident shows that there can be a health risk not only for food at Rewe , but also for other products, and that these products are then affected by a recall. They are urgently needed during this time: face masks due to the corona crisis. However, certain masks have now been recalled. There is a health risk that the mouth protection can increase the risk of infection with Corona. 

However, only food cannot be recalled: The non-food discounter Tedi started a recall because of a jewelry set *, which could trigger allergies.

A disinfectant from a certain manufacturer is also affected by a recall. The containers of the disinfectant, which was specially developed to combat the coronavirus *, can be dangerous due to a chemical reaction.

By Helena Gries and Svenja Wallocha

* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.