Recall due to risk of poisoning - delicatessen product may contain neurotoxins
Created: 02/16/2022Updated: 02/16/2022 15:22
Fresh or dried, porcini mushrooms bring a fine flavor to soups, pasta or risotto.
A batch of dried mushrooms is suspected to contain the neurotoxin nicotine (symbol image).
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An Italian delicatessen manufacturer is recalling a product.
Despite quality control, he cannot rule out that it contains an increased amount of residual nerve poison.
Germaringen - Fresh or dried porcini conjure up a fine flavor in soups, pasta and risotto.
But please be careful:
Rizzi Group GmbH is recalling its product "dried porcini mushrooms" as a precaution
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Packs with best before date 05/31/2022.
and batch L210800, distributed by Kaufland, could contain an increased amount of the neurotoxin nicotine.
Since nicotine can lead to health problems, the company is asking customers to heed the recall and not eat the mushrooms.
Consumers who have purchased dried porcini mushrooms from Rizzi GmbH can return them to any Kaufland branch for a refund of the full purchase price.
The receipt is required to be presented.
Recall due to nicotine - insecticide and drug
As is well known, the neurotoxin nicotine occurs in the tobacco plant.
It serves the plant to defend itself naturally against insects and insect damage.
In fact, it is one of the oldest known plant protection toxins, i.e. pesticides.
It is well tolerated by plants and is also biodegradable.
It is unhealthy and toxic to humans.
"Due to the high toxicity of nicotine, there has been a ban on its use since the 1970s," writes chemie.de.
"Synthetically manufactured insecticides such as E605 have been used as substitutes."