Large importer warns of certain cutlery: recall due to pollutants

Tortellini, Spirelli and Spaghetti: Noodles are the Germans' favorite dish.

Now a company is recalling a product - lovers of Italian pasta should be careful.

• Statistically speaking, they are served

  at least once a week

  in

  Germany

  : pasta.

• A pasta spoon helps to easily fish spaghetti out of the pot and load it onto the plate.

• A major importer is now recalling its products: noodle fans should check whether they are affected.

Düsseldorf - They are popular with young and old:

, in all shapes and colors.

Whether

- they have long been available not only in the classic variant made from

, but also made from peas or red lentils.

Those who like it meat-free are increasingly doing without

and are opting for

made from tomatoes or herbs and nuts.

But one problem always remains the same: Once they have been cooked and drained, the

to be brought safely from the pot to the plate.

This works best with a special

With the help of its claws, the

can be

ideally gripped and distributed in portions.

Now a

from

calling

its products back: There is no danger from the popular Italian pasta itself - but from the aforementioned

.

The so-called “pasta spoons” or “spaghetti claws” can now be found in almost every household, but those who have recently acquired them should be careful now.

Video: Finally cook the right amount - the spaghetti claw as a measuring aid

The company

calling

back the

that he had

sold and that were sold at "Radikal"

between October

and April

.

There are branches of the supermarket chain only in

- nevertheless: The company in question is a

, which is why the

also been sold via other trading

,

including in

.

This is now reported by the consumer

“

Product

” on

.

Recall: Pollutants found in pasta spoons

The reason for the large-scale

the

is that an investigation

found

: As the company "Joachim Hoffmann - International Trade Service" reports, there has been a "limit violation of

".

All customers are now asked

not to use

the affected

anymore.

Even without a receipt, you can return them to where you bought them.

Customers should then be reimbursed the purchase price.

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- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) October 5, 2020

Primary aromatic amines

can be used as

from

may be included.

If these dyes are used, for example, for printing on objects such as paper bags or serviettes, they can migrate into food.

Moisture favors this chemical process, which is why the

affected

by the

should no longer be used.

Some compounds of these

are considered to be carcinogenic.