The Federal Office for Consumer Protection warns against consuming a dietary supplement.
During a routine check, it was found that certain maximum values were exceeded.
Homburg - The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety is currently warning against the consumption of a Powerstar food product.
On Friday, the manufacturer announced that the product Ecdysteron exceeded certain limit values for Benz (a) pyrene and total PAH4.
Affected is lot number LOS 489-09 with the best before date 03.2023 in the packaging unit with 60 capsules.
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Product recall at POWERSTAR FOOD: Affected is Ecdysteron, with lot number 489-09 and the best before date 03.2023.
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Recall: This is how affected consumers proceed
Anyone who has a product with the relevant lot number and the corresponding best-before date at home can return it to a point of sale of their choice without presenting the receipt.
Consumers will then be reimbursed the purchase amount.
If you have
any
questions or
if anything is
unclear, buyers can
contact Powerstar directly on
06848/72124
or by email at
g.conrad@powerstar.de
.
Limit values exceeded: This is PAH4 and benzo (a) pyrene
The most common reasons for recalls in the food sector are usually microbiological contamination or foreign objects such as broken glass.
Exceeding maximum values is comparatively rare.
In the case of the Powerstar Food product, the company determined that the maximum content of Benz (a) pyrene and “Sum of PAH4” was exceeded.
The Federal Office for Consumer Protection announced on Friday.
PAHs are so-called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that can be found in cosmetics and food.
They arise, among other things, from the incomplete burning of wood, coal or tobacco.
Benz (a) pyrene is a sub-form of PAH and is usually found primarily in car and industrial exhaust gases, but it is also found in the soil and thus also in vegetables and grains.
Benz (a) pyrene is considered harmful and carcinogenic. The Stiftung Warentest found PAK in the past in investigations in olive oils, gourmet oils, tomatoes soaked in oil, green and black tea. According to the Federal Office, the chemical compounds should not be found in food due to their potentially toxic properties, according to a statement from the
German Press Agency
. The manufacturer Powerstar did not initially disclose how the contamination of the dietary supplement came about. (
bm / dpa)
