Pasta recall: pesticides found!

Consumer advocates warn against consumption

Created: 01/01/2022, 05:00 AM

From: Helena Gries

An instant noodle product is currently being recalled due to the risk of poisoning.

Consumption is strongly discouraged.

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Harmful pesticides are found in a noodle product.

A callback has now started.

We strongly advise against eating the pasta.

Kassel - consumer advocates are currently warning against consuming a noodle product.

For reasons of precautionary consumer protection, a current recall * has been started for instant noodles.

As the manufacturer PT.

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur reports that it cannot be ruled out that the “Instant Noodles with a special chicken flavor” may contain small amounts of 2-chloroethanol - a reaction product of ethylene oxide.

Nationwide pasta recall: Product is considered harmful to health

As the company reports, investigations into the product affected by the recall * have shown small amounts of 2-chloroethanol.

Therefore the article will be withdrawn from the market. 

According to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, the pasta product with the best before date March 29, 2022 is to be assessed as harmful to health and therefore as an unsafe food due to the determined 2-chloroethanol content.

We strongly advise against eating the pasta.

Recall of pasta: Urgent poison warning

Due to the possible danger of poisoning and possible allergic reactions, consumers should pay attention to the recall and not consume the product concerned.

2-chloroethanol is also often referred to as ethylene chlorohydrin and is a chlorine derivative of ethanol, which is one of the most toxic organic halogen compounds.

The Indomie Instant Noodles with a special chicken flavor with the best before date 29.03.2022.

are affected by a current recall.

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As reported by the consumer portal produktwarnung.eu, ethylene oxide and its conversion product 2-chloroethanol are considered to be highly toxic and mutagenic.

In many third countries, fumigation with ethylene oxide, for example, is still carried out before shipping.

Pasta on call: Consumers can return the product

The instant noodles affected by the recall were in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia.

Brandenburg is not affected.

Consumers who bought the product affected by the recall are asked not to consume the pasta.

The product can be returned in the shopping stores.

Consumer inquiries to customer service are possible via the email address info@kreyenhop.de.

A recall was recently launched for a meat product.

The manufacturer provides information about harmful salmonella * in goose breast.

(Helena Gries)