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Ice Cream Recall: Plant Poison Found - Several Well-Known Brands Affected

2022-03-24T08:47:05.676Z


Ice Cream Recall: Plant Poison Found - Several Well-Known Brands Affected Created: 03/24/2022, 09:39 am By: Anna Lorenz The brands Bounty, Twix and M&M'S belong to Mars GmbH. This has now started a recall of ice cream products. © Schöning/imago stock&people Frozen versions for hot days have been available for a long time alongside the Bounty and Twix chocolate bars and the colorful lentils fro


Ice Cream Recall: Plant Poison Found - Several Well-Known Brands Affected

Created: 03/24/2022, 09:39 am

By: Anna Lorenz

The brands Bounty, Twix and M&M'S belong to Mars GmbH.

This has now started a recall of ice cream products.

© Schöning/imago stock&people

Frozen versions for hot days have been available for a long time alongside the Bounty and Twix chocolate bars and the colorful lentils from M&M's.

A large part of the ice cream products are now being recalled.

Unterhaching - The brands Bounty, Twix and M&M's come metaphorically from the same family.

The chocolate-coated siblings are part of the product range of Mars GmbH, which not only sells the sweet bars in German supermarkets and discounters, but also various modifications for frozen enjoyment in between.

But this is exactly where M&M now becomes SOS: Mars GmbH

is recalling ice cream products from these three brands

.

Recall: Plant toxin in ice cream products cannot be ruled out

According to the manufacturer, it cannot be ruled out that the products contain “minimal amounts of ethylene oxide (ETO) in the ingredients locust bean gum and guar gum”.

According to the North Rhine-Westphalia consumer advice center, ETO is “a

plant protection and fumigant and is used to combat bacteria and fungi

.

It can change the genetic material, cause cancer and is

banned in food production in Europe

." Nevertheless, according to the non-profit association, ethylene oxide has often been detected in food - including in locust bean gum, also known as E 410. Why is it always? - partly voluntary - product recalls due to ETO, Merkur.de has summarized in detail for you in this video:

This case is also a “voluntary recall”.

Mars GmbH states that "[it] [...] cannot be ruled out that the products mentioned contain minimal amounts of ethylene oxide (ETO) in the ingredients locust bean gum and guar gum."

Ice cream products

sold over the

counter

between June 2020 and June 2021 .

In the event of consumption, there would be no danger, "[t]he recall is due to technical non-conformity with the limit values ​​for ETO," says Mars GmbH.

Mars GmbH is recalling these products.

© Screenshot netto-online.de

Recall: A sentence with Twix: That was probably nothing - This is how those affected should proceed

“Consumers who have

bought the product in question and still have it in stock

can contact our consumer service with the product data and photos of the packaging including best-before date: www.mars.de/kontakt or by telephone on 089 – 130 130 60,” it is decided Mars GmbH their recall.

Although the consumption is safe according to the company, it should be refrained from.

The North Rhine-Westphalia consumer advice center also advises “ complaining with or

disposing

of foodstuffs that are affected by a public recall [

...] in the sales outlets

.” (askl)

Source: merkur

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