The drugstore chain Rossmann has launched an urgent recall.
A product from the fitness segment is contaminated with a pollutant - consumers should be warned against consuming the goods.
Burgwedel - The drugstore chain Rossmann contacted its customers directly with a recall campaign.
The German group published a press release on its own website warning of a product that contains a harmful substance.
The article is sold nationwide and is part of the fitness segment of the retail market.
Consumers should be informed about the pollution.
Consumption is strongly discouraged as contamination of the goods can lead to health problems.
Rossmann recall: drugstore chain warns consumers of harmful substances in fitness products
The recalled item is the WellMix Balance Shake Berry Star.
The druggist also specifies the product's own EAN (4305615601335) and addresses his customers directly.
"The safety of our customers is our top priority," assures the company in the press release and refers to the recall of contaminated goods in the interests of preventive consumer protection.
The meal replacement product for weight loss and control will no longer be part of the in-house range.
Goods recall at Rossmann: Meal replacement product contains pollutants
In addition, the relevant best-before dates are discussed in the statement.
According to this, all products with the best before date from 09/01/21 to 10/01/22 should be contaminated with the pollutant.
The best before date can be found on the bottom of the can.
10/01/21
11/01/21
12/01/21
01/01/22
03/01/22
06/01/22
08/01/22
09/01/22
The reason for the recall of the meal replacement are residues of 2-chloroethanol. This can be a reaction product of ethylene oxide. 2-chloroethanol is suspected of being carcinogenic and also has a negative effect on the human genome. That is why the drugstore chain strongly advises against consumption. Items that have already been purchased can be returned at the sales outlets. The price will be refunded.