Warning, cancer risk: Toxic substance found in popular burger product

Burger fans watch out: there is a callback for a certain type of burger bun.

The products are also sold at Rewe.

• A company is recalling its

  burger buns

  .

• The recall products are also sold at

  Rewe

  .

• An increased

  ethylene oxide content was

  detected

  in the hamburger buns

  .

Offenburg - The barbecue season has not yet started.

However, juicy burgers can also be prepared in winter - in a pan if necessary.

But be careful:

if

you store

burger rolls in your

pantry, you should take a closer look at them.

Recall for burger rolls - products are also sold at Rewe

The company

Schnitzer

GmbH & Co. KG, based in Offenburg, announces that one of its

products has been found to have

an increased content of the gas

ethylene oxide

.

The supermarket

giant Rewe

also sells gluten-free rolls

.

Investigations of the "

Schnitzer Bio Hamburger Buns

" revealed an increased content of ethylene oxide residues, reports

produktwarnung.eu

.

More precisely in a batch of

sesame seeds

that was used to make the gluten-free rolls.

Recall due to toxic gas: substance in burger buns is carcinogenic

The gas ethylene oxide is toxic and

carcinogenic

when inhaled

.

Possible symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting.

The gas also irritates the skin and respiratory tract.

The EU classifies ethylene oxide as harmful.

Schnitzer therefore advises against consuming the affected products.

From

recall

the Schnitzer Bio Hamburger Buns with the affected

best before dates

:

27.01.2021 17.02.202103.02.202124.02.202106.02.202101.03.202110.02.202103.03.2021

03/07/2021

04/07/2021

03/14/2021

12/04/2021

21/03/2021

04/15/2021

03/28/2021

If you have bought these items from the recall, you can return the rolls to all sales outlets.

You will then get your money back.

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Various rolls from a large bakery are currently being recalled.

There is a warning against metallic objects in bread, including washers and screws.

In an Edeka pastry, however, dangerous pieces of wire are mixed with the hazelnuts.

There is a risk of suffocation.

A total of 8 products are affected.

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