The imported product of a specialist for Eastern European goods is affected by a recall.
The waffle cake is at risk from carcinogenic substances.
Food recall
by the
Monolith Group
for an imported product from Eastern Europe.
The company has announced that there is a health risk
when consuming the
Alönka waffle cake
.
Reason: It is a potential food contamination hazard.
Bergheim - Those who prefer to
stock up
on
confectionery
from
Eastern Europe
should now read carefully: The Monolith group of companies has to
publish
a recall
for the
waffle cake with
the code "
Alönka
". The product has a cream filling (61 percent) and is
coated in
a cocoa-based fat glaze These are goods with the best before date (BBD)
November 19, 2020
.
Recall for Russian sweets: Alönka waffle cake should not be consumed
However, the enjoyment of this
Russian dessert
is clouded because there is a risk of food contamination.
The company, which has locations all over Germany, has announced that there are "health risks from undesirable contaminants with genotoxic and carcinogenic effects".
What does that mean in concrete terms?
As the Federal Association of the German Confectionery
Industry
informs on its website,
contaminants
are "impurities that have accidentally got into food".
These mostly arise in the manufacturing process or pass from the packaging into the food.
The
harmful substances
can be, for.
B. Acrylamide, dioxins, mineral oil components, mycotoxins or heavy metals.
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- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) September 14, 2020
In the case of the
imported product Alönka
, the hazard arises from
chemical substances
that cause changes in the genetic material of the food (genotoxic).
The consequences for people?
There is an
increased risk of cancer
(carcinogenic).
Recall for Alönka waffle cake from the Monolith Group: Consumers can do that now
Consumers who
have bought
the potentially defective
Alönka waffle cake
are warned against consumption and should return the product to the respective market.
The purchase price will be refunded immediately.
A free hotline is also available - on
0800 66 66 548
.
The Monolith group of companies has existed since 1997 and has specialized in the import of Eastern European food, especially from Russia.
In addition, the Europe-wide importer also imports goods from the "non-food" sector, as can be seen on the company website.
It is not uncommon for a recall to remove defective products from circulation.
The most common causes can be clearly understood.
Every now and then advertising leads astray, that is a well-known fact.
In an online vote, however, a large Bavarian cheese manufacturer won a not very glorious negative price.
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