At Edeka, a disinfectant is affected by a recall.
The supermarket giant has taken it off sale.
There is an acute danger to life.
Current recall *: Edeka warns its customers about a
disinfectant
.
Experts have
discovered
high amounts of
methanol
in the products
.
Edeka
has taken the affected disinfectant gel from the sale.
Kassel - Edeka has had a recall *: The discounter has sold a
deadly disinfectant
.
According to the European rapid alert system Rapex, the
product sold
by
Edeka
contains
methanol
.
Methanol is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eyes.
Ingestion or contact with the
disinfectant
can consequently lead to
blindness
and - in the worst case -
death
.
Disinfectants on recall at Edeka: there is an acute danger to life
Rapex rates the warning for consumers as "serious".
The consumer portal produktrueckruf.de had also informed about the
recall
at
Edeka
.
The recall
affects
the 50 and 100 milliliter
disinfectant hand
gel from the Mir24 brand with the following batch number: 04/27/2020, EXP04.2022.
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Recall to Edeka: This disinfectant gel can have a toxic effect.
© Screenshot / Edeka
The product comes from Ukraine.
According to the European control authority, the required hazard pictograms and warning
notices
are missing
on the
disinfectant
.
Therefore, consumers are
not warned
about the
toxicity
and
flammability of
the
disinfectant
sold
at
Edeka
.
In addition, the packaging is not provided with child-resistant fastenings.
Regional company: \ t | Edeka southwest |
Headquarters: \ t | Offenburg |
Number of employees: \ t | 44,000 (as of 2020) |
Markets in sales area: \ t | 1,163 |
Recall: Edeka had sold disinfectants in several federal states
Ingestion and inhalation of
methanol
can be very dangerous.
As little as 10 to 15 milliliters of the chemical substance can lead to
severe poisoning
.
In the worst case, there is a risk of
death from respiratory paralysis
.
The disinfectant gel affected by the Edeka recall should contain between 65.3 grams and 68.7 grams of methanol per 100 grams.
According to Edeka, the
disinfectants were
offered
at
Edeka
and Marktkauf
in the following federal states
: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
# RECALL |
#WARNING |
Toxic overdose of methanol in ´ # disinfection # hand gel´ of the brand # MIR24, sold at #EDEKA and #MARKTKAUF https://t.co/LxKpeoZwyC
- produktrueckruf.de (@Rueckrufportal) November 6, 2020
The
recall
at Edeka not only caused a stir because the
disinfectant
gel
contains
a very high amount of
methanol
.
The incident is even more scandalous: the manufacturer was not allowed to put the product on the market.
The company did not have a permit to sell.
It
is still unclear
why the
disinfectant ended up
on the shelves at
Edeka
.
After recall: Edeka has taken disinfectants out of sales
After the published recall, Edeka reacted immediately and
removed
all affected articles
from the sale
.
One regrets this incident very much, it says on the website of Edeka Südwest.
Customers can return the disinfectant gels in the store.
Merkur.de * also reported on the recall.
(Jan Wendt)
* hna.de and merkur.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.