Cancer risk!
Recall due to toxic substance in sesame.
The Italian snack is also very popular in Germany.
Current recall *
: for an
Italian snack
because of
cancer risk.
The
recall
* applies to 13 federal states.
Several batches with different
best before dates
are affected
.
Kassel - Another
sesame product is
affected
by a
recall
.
Most recently, among other things, a callback for a muesli snack * and for so-called "Granola Bites *" was started.
Now
consumers
are being warned about an Italian specialty
that could
even
cause cancer
.
Recall for Italian specialty started: ethylene oxide can cause cancer
The product "RomiMarie GRISSINI TORINESI CON SEMI DI SESAMO 250g" is affected.
These are
thin bread sticks
that are
part of the culinary tradition
in
Italy
and are considered a real
specialty
- and which are also very popular as a nibble snack in Germany.
As the company
Romina sro writes
in a
press
release, the quality and safety of the products offered have "top priority", which is why a
recall
has been
initiated
"for reasons of preventive consumer protection"
.
This is reported by Merkur.de *.
According to the consumer portal produktwarnung.eu a residue of the pesticide
ethylene oxide was
detected, which in the worst case
could cause
cancer
.
The product has already been taken off the market.
According to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, the recall applies to the following federal states:
Hesse
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Bavaria
Lower Saxony
Berlin, Brandenburg
Bremen
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Thuringia
Recall: Ethylene oxide - ROMINA calls back "RomiMarie - Grissini Torinesi" https://t.co/L2kRuSCj5G
- Product Warning (@ Product Warning1) December 1, 2020
Cancer risk: the recall applies to these batch codes
From the
recall
affects different batch codes to the
expiration dates
can be seen (MHD).
These can be found on the back of the packaging of the Italian bread sticks.
However, all other best-before dates, batch codes or products from
ROMINA sro
are not affected.
Due to the consequences of consuming
ethylene oxide
, such as
cancer in the
worst case
, we strongly advise against consuming the product.
The following batch codes and best-before dates are relevant for the recall:
Batch code L20121 / MHD 01.03.2021
Batch code L20129 / BBD 08.03.2021
Batch code L20153 / BBD 01.04.2021
Batch code L20157 / BBD 05.04.2021
Recall: cancer from ethylene oxide consumption?
Consumer portal criticizes the manufacturer's communication
The
pesticide ethylene oxide
is considered to be extremely dangerous because the
chemical is
toxic and can even
cause cancer
.
Once a person has taken the protective agent, short-term symptoms such as
headache
, dizziness and
nausea
can be expected.
In worse cases, it can even cause twitching and
cramps
up to a
comatose state
.
Ethylene oxide has
been banned in the food
sector in
Germany
since 1981.
Recall of the Italian nibble snack: Consumer advocates criticize manufacturers
Customers who
bought
the
Italian bread sticks
can
return
the product in the same
shops
.
The money will be refunded even without the receipt.
The
product
warning
consumer
portal
rated the
handling of the
recall
and communication of the company
Romina sro
with a yellow thumb.
+
The sesame sticks are an Italian specialty and also very popular as a snack in Germany - but one of the Grissini products contains sesame seeds contaminated with poison.
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This means that
customers
are informed, but not sufficiently.
It is not guaranteed that as many end users as possible actually receive the important information.
(Nail Akkoyun)
* hna.de and merkur.de are part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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