Warning, there is a danger with these sweets. The Federal Office of Consumer Protection warns - eight varieties are affected.
- The Federal Office of Consumer Protection keeps warning about products that have to be recalled * .
- The authority is currently warning of jelly confectionery .
- There is a risk of suffocation .
Munich - The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety warns of jelly confectionery in mini cups. The authority cites a possible suffocation risk when eating various types of "Jelly Cups" from the Taiwanese company ABC .
The following products are affected by the warning:
- Girl Jelly Fruity Bites
- Boy Jelly Fruity Bites
- Fruitery Jelly Assorted Jar
- Fruitery Jelly Assorted Bag
- Pentagon Cup Jelly Snack Bag
- Pentagon Cup Taro (Bag)
- Pentagon Cup Taro (Jar)
- Assorted jelly snack
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection warns of "ABC Jelly Cups".
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Recall: Federal Office warns of "suffocation" of "Jelly Cups"
According to the portal lebensmittelwarnung.de, which bundles warnings from the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety as an offer from the federal states , the recall * applies regardless of batch and best before date. All products containing the additives carrageenan (E 407) and locust bean gum (E 410) are dangerous. The affected confectionery was available in Bavaria, Berlin, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia .
In the meantime, the recall was even listed on the KATWARN page warnung.katwarn.de.
Small parts are often found in food. A case from central Hesse even preoccupied the police because the confectionery was distributed on a carnival parade.
Consumer protection: carrageenan and locust bean gum - what is it?
" Carrageen is a collective name for a group of long-chain carbohydrates (polysaccharides) that are found in the cells of different types of red algae," defines the Additives Online portal , an offer from the German consumer association .
Since the substance is obtained from red algae , it is an organic product that can be used for the production of organic food in accordance with the EU Organic Regulation. Carrageenan serves as a gelling agent and can also be used as a thickening agent.
Locust bean gum is also an organic product , according to Additives Online . The carbohydrate is obtained by heat from the carob seed. In food, locust bean gum acts as a stabilizer and thickener : "Even with small amounts of E 410, liquids become very stable gel-like substances that are hardly sensitive to heat, acid and salts."
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It is not uncommon for food to be warned or for products to be recalled. There are numerous reasons why articles are removed from the shelves. A Swiss authority recently warned of a product for young children. Bacteria that could cause severe inflammation were included.
The pharmaceutical company Hexal recalled one of its medications because the Federal Association of German Pharmacists' Associations warned of an overdose. Aldi Nord * recently had to withdraw watermelons from traffic. Residues of a plant protection product were found. In addition, Aldi reports the recall of a jam - it can contain dangerous pieces of glass.
The clothes of Curvy model Angelina Kirsch did not have to be recalled, but the customers were still angry. Because the clothes were too small .
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