For fans of a sweet treat, it is now bitter: a manufacturer has to recall his pastries shortly before the Christmas business.
The reason: mold and bacteria.
An especially for
Christmastime
popular
product
must be recalled.
The
suspicion
is a
contamination
with carcinogenic
molds
and bacteria.
Products from the
last twelve months
are affected
.
Salzwedel - In addition to chocolate
Santa
Clauses,
gingerbread
and cinnamon stars
, a
cake
that is covered over and over with chocolate or glaze also belongs to many Christmas treats: the
tree cake
.
But
the sweet pastries are
not only served at
Christmas
, but also on various
occasions
throughout the year
.
A manufacturer from
Saxony-Anhalt
is currently recalling its Baumkuchen products.
The reason is possible
contamination
with bacteria or mold.
Shortly before Christmas: mold and bacteria found - manufacturer calls back popular product
As the "Erste
Salzwedeler Baumkuchenfabrik
" announced in its
recall
* on the company website, a quality control during the production period October 2020 found contamination with
microorganisms
such as
mold
and
bacteria
.
“Since a contamination of previously manufactured products cannot be ruled out, we are recalling
all products
.
The products were sold in stores, markets, trade fairs and
online sales
, ”reports the company.
"Any products,
fresh
or
frozen
, should therefore no longer be consumed as a precaution and must be removed from sale."
Contamination with bacteria, for example, is one of the most common causes of food recalls in Germany *.
Food safety * is
an important issue
in
Germany
and the EU.
The aim is to rule out health risks for consumers as far as possible.
Shortly before Christmas: the manufacturer calls back Baumkuchen products from the last twelve months
In
of the “Erste Salzwedeler Baumkuchenfabrik”, all
Baumkuchen products
that were purchased
in the last twelve months
were
affected
- including those that were frozen.
The company also asks on the homepage to
return
the products, if possible
, stating the full name,
telephone number
and customer number (if available).
If possible,
a replacement
would be
delivered or the
purchase price
refunded.
Shortly before Christmas: manufacturer calls back popular product - mold can be carcinogenic
According to the
WDR platform
planet-wissen.de
, molds can
excrete
toxins
called mycotoxins.
These are therefore "a
danger
to our health: They
cause cancer
, damage
organs
and even our genetic material."
The Salzwedel
managing director
Bettina Hennig regrets the
incident
and any associated
inconvenience
and hopes that
customers will
understand
the measures.
"The highest
quality
and unrestricted
product safety
are our top priorities.
We will improve our already very strict production monitoring from the raw material to the finished product and in
future
we
will inform
our
customers
even more effectively about the correct storage of our fresh products.
We will thoroughly examine the transport conditions
at our
logistics
partners
. "
(Lif)
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