Frozen vegetables save laborious washing and chopping when things have to be done quickly.
Plant poison was found in one product - and several supermarkets had it on offer.
The substance that has now been found in a frozen food product is not just toxic, but “neurotoxic”.
This can lead to developmental disorders, especially in children.
One manufacturer has now reacted immediately - and withdrew its frozen grilled peppers from circulation.
Update from February 9, 2021:
In the initial report it was assumed that the product was also sold by Edeka and Netto, but this is not true.
The supermarket chains have meanwhile worked with the supplier "Ardo NV"
put in contact.
The confirmed that the
Product was not offered by Edeka or Netto.
Edeka told Merkur.de: “We take food warnings like this very seriously.
Therefore, of course, we immediately contacted the supplier Ardo NV and once again had it clearly confirmed that the frozen peppers with lot number 710271 were not delivered to EDEKA supermarkets and Netto branches. "
Recall: poison in vegetables - even the Tagesschau warns of serious health consequences
First report from February 7, 2021:
Ardooie - Roasted in the oven or on the wire rack: grilled peppers are a popular side dish.
And if the holiday in Spain is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is best to bring Mediterranean delicacies straight to your home.
With a glass of white wine and olives, prawns, cheese & Co., the tapas evening will be a complete success.
Anyone who recently stocked up on grilled peppers from the freezer shelf should now check whether they are
affected
by this current
food recall
.
A Belgian manufacturer of frozen vegetable, fruit and herb products is now urgently warning about one of its paprika products and calling it back *.
The reason: During a control it was found to contain an increased level of
chlorpyrifos
, an extremely harmful plant protection product.
When consumed, it can be highly toxic to people.
Chlorpyrifos is not only one of the toxic, but also one of the neurotoxic substances.
A report from the
Tagesschau
According to, the poison is even suspected of being able to damage brain development in humans.
"Ardo" recall: red and yellow frozen peppers contaminated with chlorpyrifos
This particularly affects pregnant women, whose unborn children in the womb are helplessly exposed to the serious consequences of the plant protection product.
Because researchers urgently warn that neurotoxic substances in children can lead, among other things, to attention disorders and reduced intelligence.
"Ardo NV"
reacted immediately to this serious finding and
withdrew the
product in question - "
Grilled red & yellow peppers parilla - slices / red and yellow peppers parilla, grilled, sliced"
- from the market.
Germany
is also
affected
by the recall of the Belgian food
producer:
In Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia
, the frozen grilled peppers were sold in
1000 gram bags
- and that in several large supermarket chains.
Among other things, customers from
Rewe * and other markets
could be
affected by the recall campaign * - but no matter where the contaminated product was bought, it can now also be returned without presenting the receipt.
Recall: health hazard - ardo is recalling frozen, grilled red and yellow peppers https://t.co/TfNcrtJvbp
- Product warning (@ Produktwarnung1) February 5, 2021
As the Produktwarnung.eu portal also
reports
on Twitter, only a certain batch of the paprika mix should be affected by the recall in Germany.
The manufacturer Ardo apparently guarantees that only products with the
lot number 710271
and the
best before
date * March
31, 2023 can have
an increased chlorpyrifos content.
Under no circumstances should these be eaten again.
(cos) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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