Recall from organic producer Alnatura: chickpeas are affected and there is a risk of injury. The product could get broken glass.
- Caution call back at Alnatura! Splinters of glass trigger a recall * from Alnatura.
- Risk of injury and health risk : The organic brand is now recalling special batches of chickpeas .
- Alnatura offers all affected customers the exchange of the goods.
Kassel - Attention recall at organic brand : The recall at Alnatura affects various supermarkets : The organic brand is sold among others in its own organic supermarket as well as at Edeka, Müller, Rossmann and Tegut .
Recall at organic brand Alnatura - popular organic product poses health risks
Dried Alnatura chickpeas in a 500g bag are recalled, which may contain foreign bodies made of glass in individual packs of the product. There is a risk of injury! It is better to see if you have this variety of chickpeas at home.
According to the manufacturer, there are currently 1,350 organic foods under the Alnatura brand . These include bread and spreads as well as cereals and cereal products - but also the affected and known chickpeas from the organic brand.
Recall from Alnatura: chickpeas
Here is an overview of everything you need to recall from Alnatura :
- Product name: "Alnatura chickpeas, dried"
- Manufacturer: Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH
- Size: 500g package
- Best before dates: 14.01.2021 and 27.01.2021
- Risk of injury from broken glass
- Affected markets: Alnatura Super Natur Markt, Edeka, Müller, Rossmann, Tegut, Globus, Hit and AEZ (Handelsgruppe Dohle), Budni
Call back - be careful! Organic brand Alnatura recalls chickpeas: Caution - risk of injury from broken glass
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Recall: Foreign glass in Alnatura chickpeas pose a risk of injury
The organic brand Alnatura a precaution a product recall for " Alnatura chickpeas, dried issued" in the 500g pack to the best-before dates 14.1.2021 and 27.1.2021. According to the manufacturer and dealer Alnatura, it cannot be ruled out that foreign bodies made of glass can be found in individual packs of the product. Accidental consumption of these foreign bodies poses a high risk of injury and can therefore be harmful to health .
Alnatura has already taken precautions in this regard and the goods have been removed from the sale as a precaution. The organic brand has announced that customers who have a pack of Alnatura chickpeas at home with the above-mentioned best before dates should no longer consume them as a precaution and could return the product. "You will of course get a replacement," Alnatura wrote on the company's website and on Facebook about the recall of the dried chickpeas.
Recall from Alnatura: Caution - two best before dates are affected
The chickpea batches with the best-before dates of 14.01.2021 and 27.01.2021 are affected . If you are not sure where to find the best-before date - it is printed on the side of the packaging.
Furthermore, it was announced that no other best- before dates would be affected by the recall . The manufacturer and dealer Alnatura very much regrets the incident and apologizes to its customers for the inconvenience.
The organic brand is distributed throughout Europe and Germany, both in its own organic supermarkets and at Alnatura trading partners. This includes 12,700 branches in 16 countries. In Germany, the organic brand Alnatura is sold in its own organic supermarket and at Edeka, Müller, Rossmann, Tegut, Globus, Hit and AEZ (trading group Dohle) as well as at Budni.
Foreign bodies in the food are often the reason for a recall - and not only at Alnatura
There is also a risk of injury when eating a popular chocolate at Rewe, so there was a recall. Similar to the chickpeas from the organic brand Alnatura, foreign bodies can be found in the bars - in this case, they are plastic parts.
A product from Rewe had previously been recalled because of possible plastic particles in it. In addition, there was also an increased risk of injury from eating the affected pizza snacks, which made it necessary for the product to be recalled by the manufacturer Dermaris and the dealer Rewe.
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