Aldi starts recall for sweets: Health hazard from toxic substances

The discounter Aldi has published a recall in its branches in the south. Known cashews are affected. The reason for the recall is poison.

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• Only the southern branches * of the discounter Aldi are affected

Kassel - The retailer Aldi has published a recent recall . According to the company, only the chain's southern branches are affected by this.

Aldi starts recall: product affected by certain manufacturer

With their recall , Aldi implemented information from the manufacturer. Märsch Importhandels-GmbH has informed Aldi about the recall of the following product:

This article is affected by the recall:

Article: Farmer cashew nuts

These best-before dates are affected: 01/29/2021, 02/01/2021 and 02/02/2021

Manufacturer: Märsch Importhandels-GmbH

Other best-before dates are not affected by the recall

The affected product can be returned to any Aldi Süd branch. Here the purchase price will also be refunded if no receipt can be presented.

Aldi starts recall: The product was sold in these areas

The recall of Aldi refers to a product that has not sold in Germany. Four federal states in particular are affected. The cashews were sold in parts of Bavaria, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.

The product could also be found on the shelves of the Aldi branches in Baden-Württemberg. The precautionary recall was initiated by the manufacturer himself.

Aldi starts recall for sweets: That is the reason

According to the manufacturer , a capsule containing pesticides was found in one of the cashew packs intended for sale at Aldi . So far it is not known which pesticide it is.

However, the manufacturer announces that the capsules pose a health risk, which is why they have issued the recall for the product.

Aldi starts recall for cashews - are they kernel or nut?

The cashew nuts affected by the recall at Aldi are mainly grown in Asia and Africa. The main producer of cashew nuts is Vietnam.

According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2,663,885 tons of cashews were produced here in 2018. According to the study, the most populous country in the world, India, ranks second among producers. A total of 5,932,507 tons of cashew nuts were harvested worldwide in 2018.

Aldi with recall: Cashews are real happy makers

66 percent of this was produced on the Asian continent and around 31 percent on the African continent. The fruit originally comes from Brazil. Some people say that the fruit that grows on the cashew apple is nuts. In fact, the kidney-shaped fruits that are affected by the Aldi recall are the seeds of the cashew tree.

A special feature of the cashews is the high proportion of tryptophan. It is an essential amino acid. This is important for the production of serotonin. Tryptophan is said to be effective against depression in conjunction with vitamin B6. Serotonin affects people's moods.

Because it acts on the central nervous system. Various drugs also use the mood-lightening effect of the body's own happy maker. The world-famous drug Extasy (MDMA), among other things, ensures that serotonin is continuously expelled.

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The recall at Aldi does not only affect cashews: pizza also had to be ordered back last

Most recently, Aldi also published a recall on a pizza set *. With this there was a risk of internal bleeding.

Aldi also had a recall * because a product posed a danger to children. This product is often used, especially in summer. A green pesto has also been recalled - the glass could burst.

An electric bike is affected by a recall. The brakes of the e-bike can have safety defects. However, the bikes were already sold in 2016. (Lucas Maier) * hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network