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Huge recall alarm: bread contaminated with carcinogenic poison

2020-11-14T10:00:10.673Z


A manufacturer launched a major recall for a bread mix. The mixture may contain carcinogenic substances. 


A manufacturer launched a major recall for a bread mix.

The mixture may contain carcinogenic substances. 

  • There is a huge

    wave

    of

    recall *

    of products made with

    sesame

    seeds.

  • A

    protein-rich baking mix

    for

    bread

    is now also

    affected.

  • Consumption increases the risk of

    cancer.

Kassel - It's a huge

recall campaign

: More and more manufacturers are taking items out of sale because they

are contaminated

with a

highly toxic chemical

.

All of these products have one thing in common:

sesame seeds

.

It is precisely in these that a harmful substance was discovered that is very carcinogenic.

After the Dutch company

Banketbakkerij Merba BV

already

the

two popular

muesli snacks

,

"Sondey Granola Bites"

- sold at Lidl * - and

"Merba Granola Bites",

and the company Lorenz

has recalled

its

snack

products

"Saltlettes"

, the manufacturer "Fitnesshotline GmbH" is now also

selling

products with

sesame -Seeds

from sale.

Cancer risk with bread Recall of a large number of products with sesame seeds

It is a

protein-bread mix

called

“Fit4Day Protein Bread 250g”

, which, like the items mentioned, is

contaminated

with the highly toxic gas

ethylene oxide

and is mainly sold through online shops.

As the company

"Fitness Hotline GmbH"

according to the magazine Consumer

Product Warning

announces Sesame seeds are contained, which set the maximum residue level of

ethylene oxide

exceed EU regulation.

Therefore, customers are strongly advised not to consume the item.

Recall: Ethylenoxid - Fitnesshotline GmbH recalls protein bread baking mixhttps: //t.co/BSh64U9m1x

- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) November 11, 2020

Recall due to high cancer risk with bread: How harmful is ethylene oxide?

Ethylene oxide

is a biocidal active ingredient that is not approved in the EU

and is

classified

as extremely

carcinogenic

and

harmful

.

It is also very irritating to the skin and respiratory tract.

On contact with the poisonous gas, symptoms in the form of

headache, dizziness

and

nausea

as well as

vomiting

can occur.

With a higher dose,

twitching

and

convulsions

up to and including a

coma

can eventually

occur.

Ethylene oxide is used as a disinfectant for food, textile fibers and medical devices, among other things.

The following

bread baking mixes

, the back of which has the listed

batch and best-before dates

, are

affected

by the

recall

:

Product name:

Fit4Day Protein Bread, 250g

Best before:

02/2021

05/2021

07/31/2021

December 31, 2021

Lot number:

6032291

6033831

6035261

6034861

Cancer Risk Recall: Consumers Can Do This

According to the manufacturer

"Fitnesshotline GmbH"

, only the bread mix products listed are

affected

by the

recall

.

These can, for example, be returned by the consumer against reimbursement via the purchase route.

If you have

any questions

, the service team is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the hotline

+49 3744365650 or the

Email info.best-body.com available.

(Alina Schröder)

* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

Source: merkur

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