Recall from Rewe: Incorrect bottling - there is a risk of health consequences for certain groups

A faulty filling leads to a recall at Rewe.

A product contains unspecified substances and can cause health problems for certain people.

• Rewe *

  recalls a product across Germany.

• The

  recall *

  concerns an incorrectly filled product.

• Consumption of the product could result in

  health problems

  .

Cologne - More and more supermarkets are

and responding to products that could be dangerous for consumers.

There is currently a recall at Rewe - here there was a mix-up with a manufacturer, which could have health consequences for some of his customers.

According to the

press release

, the product has already been withdrawn from sales nationwide.

Recall at Rewe: Due to mix-up, health problems threaten one group of people

The

from Lower Saxony made a mistake when filling its products, which has now led to a nationwide recall: Instead of filling

the packs with

the declared product

, instead a vanilla ice cream with pieces of cookie dough.

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Ice cream recall: This is what the affected Rewe product looks like

© Eisbär Eis GmbH

While the “Caramel Coconut” variety contains caramel and coconut ice cream with gluten-free glaze pieces and, the accidentally filled vanilla cream of the “Cookie Dough” variety contains pieces of cookie dough containing gluten.

For people with

(gluten intolerance) this could have health consequences.

Recall from Rewe: Children could be particularly hard hit by mix-ups

Especially children with

are affected: loss of appetite, vomiting and a lack of weight gain could be the result of eating gluten.

In adults, the symptoms are less pronounced.

This can lead to chronic fatigue, weakness, nervousness, sore bones, dry skin, anemia or a general feeling of illness.

Recall: Unmarked gluten - Eisbär ice cream recalls ice cream “Rewe Best Choice Caramel Coconut” https://t.co/4MZAWWFbzo

- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) November 12, 2020

The

applies nationwide for the product "Rewe Beste Wahl Caramel Coconut 500ml" - the ice cream cups with the batch number

or with the

date

are explicitly affected

.

Rewe assures in its press release: "Customers can return the product with the corresponding lot number in the respective store and get the purchase price reimbursed, even without presenting the receipt."

Callback to Rewe: Affected persons have these possibilities and contact channels

further questions, the manufacturer "Eisbär Eis GmbH" is available between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm in the customer service department at

or can be reached by email at

.

"The goods can be consumed by people without the corresponding restrictions / intolerances", Rewe reassures his customers.

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