Jam recall: caution, broken glass hazard

Created: 01/15/2022, 02:08 p.m

A Danish orange marmalade had to be recalled because of broken glass.

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A fruit spread is currently being recalled due to broken glass.

The company checks the product.

Munich - Even in the new year, the number of product recalls does not decrease.

The discovery of a customer could now even have Europe-wide consequences: because she discovered glass splinters in the jam, a Danish manufacturer is now recalling his article.

However, the Den Gamle Fabrik brand product is not only sold in Germany, but also in other European countries.

Recall due to broken glass: Danish fruit spread sold across Europe

According to the manufacturer Orkla Foods Danmark, only the “Fruchtaufschlag Orange” variety in a 600g jar with a best-before date of February 21, 2023 has been affected by the recall.

According to Orkla Foods, customers who have purchased this product should bring it back to their store and under no circumstances eat it.

Consuming broken glass can cause serious injuries to the mouth and throat, as well as internal injuries or bleeding.

The Den Gamle Fabrik brand spread was recalled because of broken glass.

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As Orkla Foods informed in a press release, the spread will be withdrawn from the market for reasons of the precautionary principle: So far, however, only one customer has found glass splinters in the product.

“There was no glass breakage in our production either on the day of production or on the days before.

Although the likelihood that the broken glass found came from our production is almost non-existent, as a precautionary measure we have decided to recall Den Gamle Fabrik Orange fruit spread 600g with the affected batch number," writes the company.

Recall of fruit spread - Affected article available from Rewe

Nevertheless, the company chooses the precautionary principle, as glass poses a risk to food safety.

The company has also initiated external investigations to clarify whether the pieces of glass come from the product, it is said.

The sellers also took the fruit spread from the shelves.

The article was available from Rewe, among others.

There have already been a number of recalls in the new year.

A manufacturer of bicycle drinking bottles withdrew their product because of a choking hazard.

An unpleasant change in taste was also detected in Volvic mineral water.