A manufacturer informed about a recall due to the substance "ethylene oxide".
According to the manufacturer, consumption is not harmful to health.
In the EU, however, the substance is banned for health reasons.
The food manufacturer "Tasty Bite" reports a recall for four of its ready-made curry meals.
According to the report, "small amounts of ethylene oxide" were found that are not allowed to be present in food.
Four flavors of Tasty Bite are affected: "Channa Masala", "Madras Curry", "Bombay Curry" and "Thai Curry".
Consumers who have already purchased these products can contact consumer service.
According to the manufacturer, consumption should not be harmful to health.
But the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment assesses it differently.
Recall of curry dishes: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment rates ethylene oxide as carcinogenic
According to a statement by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, ethylene oxide is mutagenic and carcinogenic.
"Residues of the substance in food are generally undesirable," it says.
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Due to the risk of cancer: Several curry dishes are currently being recalled.
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Outside the EU, ethylene oxide is used as a pesticide to kill fungi and bacteria.
However, this use as a biocide is prohibited under European law.
As it is considered extremely harmful to health and irritating to the skin and respiratory tract.
In EU Regulation 2015/868, a maximum permitted level for the sum of the gas ethylene oxide and the conversion product 2-chloroethanol was set at 0.05 mg / kg.
If this value is exceeded in the food, it must be taken off the market.
Cancer risk: More and more foods are being recalled because of their carcinogenic substances
The substance was first discovered in sesame seeds from India in autumn 2020. Since then, other foods have also been examined for the carcinogenic substance. As the food association reported, the analysis techniques in the private and official laboratories were expanded, so that the investigation was extended to other foods in 2021. Just about a week
ago
,
Merkur.de
reported on
the EU's recall campaign *. There was residue of ethylene oxide in the Snickers ice cream. * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA