Aldi has launched an important fruit recall. Discounter customers should be careful: The product should “no longer be consumed”.
- Aldi returns fruit .
- Residues of a plant protection product were found in it.
- You are warned about the consumption of the product.
Munich - Aldi Nord * recalls fruit. The discounter warns against eating the “mini watermelon, class 1” from Spain with the GGN (GlobalGAP number, editor's note) 4052852232968. Residues of the plant protection product oxamyl were found in a sample , the company said Friday evening with. "The article should therefore no longer be consumed," it continues.
The affected product from Aldi supplier "Catman North GmbH " had already been taken out of sale. Customers should bring the item back to the branches, they will get the purchase price refunded.
According to Aldi, the mini watermelons were traded exclusively in the Aldi companies Greven, Herten, Hesel, Lehrte-Sievershausen, Lingen, Radevormwald, Salzgitter and Weyhe. Customers can check which Aldi Nord branches belong to these companies on the website of the discounter.
Aldi recall: plant protection product oxamyl detected in product - not approved in Germany
The plant protection product Oxayml found in the goods is used as an insecticide in some EU countries. The active substance has not been approved in Germany for many years. Other products from the supplier "Catman North GmbH" should not be affected, according to Aldi *.
Just a few days ago, Aldi Nord recalled a frozen product because unwanted ingredients were a serious health hazard.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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