Recall of popular organic product: Could contain broken glass - do not use!

"Should not be consumed as a precaution": The organic brand Alnatura recalls a widespread food - because of the risk of injury.

• A large organic food company has  a batch of dried chickpeas recalled.
• The reason: there could be broken glass in the packs .
• The details and what you as a consumer  at callbacks *should note.

Darmstadt - When the corona crisis * began and some German food shortages feared (which have not yet occurred), this long-lasting food was certainly on the shopping list of many things: dried chickpeas. As a precaution, the Alnatura company is  calling back dried chickpeas of its own brand, since it cannot be ruled out that foreign bodies made of glass can be found in individual packages of the product - risk of injury.

The recall relates to batches of dried chickpeas in a 500-gram bag of the "Alnatura" brand with the best-before dates of 14/01/2021 and 27/01/2021 . The date is printed on the side of the pack.

As a precaution, the goods have already been taken out of sale. Other best-before dates of the product are in the recall is not affected.

Recall for organic chickpeas: Alnatura offers substitutes

The organic company asked the affected customers on its website and on social media not to use the product anymore for safety reasons, but to bring it back to the markets. Consumers would of course get a replacement for the goods.  

The company replied on Twitter to a concerned customer on May 20:

“If the pack was bought a few weeks ago, we cannot rule out that it is one of the affected best before dates. Even if you would normally notice pieces of glass when removing or washing them, the product should no longer be consumed as a precaution. "

If the pack was bought a few weeks ago, we cannot rule out that it is one of the affected best before dates. Even if one would normally notice pieces of glass when removing or washing them, the product should no longer be consumed as a precaution.

Product recall from Alnatura: "I am very sorry for the incident"

In its official recall, the organic brand said: "Alnatura very much regrets the incident and apologizes for the inconvenience." Founded in 1984, the company is based in Darmstadt and sells its products in various drugstore and retail chains . There are also company-owned Alnatura supermarkets.

It is not uncommon for a recall to remove defective products from the market. The most common causes * can be clearly understood. If defective products still find their way into sales, a callback is often started. What this means and the rules of conduct for consumers * .

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