Shortly before Advent: Carcinogenic! Manufacturer is now recalling pastries - warning of mold and bacteria

For fans of a sweet treat, it is now bitter: a manufacturer has to recall his pastries shortly before the Christmas business.

The reason: mold and bacteria.

• An especially for

  Christmastime

  popular

  product

  is affected by a recall.

• The

  suspicion

  is a

  contamination

  with carcinogenic

  molds

  and bacteria.

• Products from the

  last twelve months

  are affected

  .

Salzwedel - In addition to chocolate

Santa

Clauses,

and cinnamon stars

, a

that is covered over and over with chocolate or glaze also belongs to many Christmas treats: the

.

The sweet pastries are

not only served at

, but also on various

throughout the year

.

A manufacturer from

is currently recalling its Baumkuchen products.

The reason is possible

with bacteria or mold.

Callback shortly before Christmas: mold and bacteria found

As the "Erste

" announced in its

* on the company website, a quality control during the production period October 2020 found contamination with

such as

and

.

“Since a contamination of previously manufactured products cannot be ruled out, we are recalling

.

The products were sold in stores, markets, trade fairs and

, ”reports the company.

"Any products,

or

, should therefore no longer be consumed as a precaution and must be removed from sale."

Contamination with bacteria, for example, is one of the most common causes of food recalls in Germany *.

Food safety * is

 an important issue

in 

and the EU.

The aim is to rule out health risks for consumers as far as possible.

Recall before Christmas: Manufacturer recalled Baumkuchen products from the last twelve months

In

of the “Erste Salzwedeler Baumkuchenfabrik”, all

that were purchased

were

affected

- including those that were frozen.

The company asks about this recall on the homepage on the products if possible

, indicating the full name,

and customer number (if available).

If possible,

would be

delivered or the

refunded.

Shortly before Christmas: manufacturer calls back popular product - mold can be carcinogenic

According to the

, molds can

excrete

called mycotoxins.

These are therefore "a

to our health: They 

, damage

and even our genetic material."

The Salzwedel

Bettina Hennig regrets the

and any

associated with the recall

and hopes that

customers will

the measures.

"The highest

and unrestricted

are our top priorities.

We will improve our already very strict production monitoring from the raw material to the finished product and in

future

we

will inform

our

even more effectively about the correct storage of our fresh products.

We will thoroughly examine the transport conditions

at our

partners

. "

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