Chips recall: More and more brands are affected - "acutely very toxic" substances
Created: 2022-08-02 04:47
By: Richard Strobl
Tortilla chips could be contaminated with tropane alkaloids: several chip manufacturers are recalling their products (symbol image).
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Several chip manufacturers are currently recalling their products.
Increased amounts of tropane alkaloids have been detected in them, which can have serious consequences.
Update from July 28, 5:52 p.m
.: On Thursday it was announced that the manufacturer Heimatgut was also recalling several tortilla chips due to possible tropane alkaloids.
Affected are packaging units in 125 gram bags with the product names: Tortilla Chips Sea Salt, Tortilla Chips Sweet Chili, Tortilla Rolls Sea Salt and Tortilla Rolls Salsa Style.
However, the recall does not apply to all products of these flavors, but only with certain expiry dates and the lot numbers 4260350922605, 4260350922629, 4260350922643, 4260350922667.
Tortilla Chips Sea Salt, 125 g
Affected best before dates
09/12/2022
10/09/2022
10/10/2022
11/10/2022
12/12/2022
01/10/2023
03/03/2023
Tortilla Chips Sweet Chili, 125 g
BBDs affected:
09/14/2022
10/09/2022
12/11/2022
02/03/2023
03/02/2023
Tortilla Rolls Sea Salt, 125 g
Affected MHDs:
06.09.2022
07.09.2022
18.10.2022
15.11.2022
16.11.2022
12.12.2022
10.01.2023
05.02.2023
03.03.2023
Tortilla Rolls Salsa Style 125g
Affected MHDs:
07.09.2022
18.10.2022
15.11.2022
12.12.2022
10.01.2023
05.02.2023
03.03.2023
Chips recall: several brands and varieties affected - "acutely very toxic" substances
First report from July 27, 2022:
Munich – Friends of salty snacks have to be careful at the moment.
Four manufacturers have recalled various chip products.
They all gave the same reason for the recall: It cannot be ruled out that they are contaminated with tropane alkaloids.
Chips recall: Several varieties contain toxic substances
Tropane alkaloids are natural plant compounds and are found in certain field weeds such as deadly nightshade.
If parts are harvested together with the seeds during the harvest, the substances can get into food.
According to the Bavarian State Office for Health, the two tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine are “acutely very toxic”.
Even in small amounts, they can affect the heart rate and the central nervous system.
Subsequent symptoms can include drowsiness, headaches and nausea.
According to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, small children and infants are particularly at risk.
Because of the contamination, four chip manufacturers are now recalling their goods.
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The manufacturer Trafo warns about five different variants of its bio-chips.
All of them may contain atropine and scopalamine.
"You are asked not to consume the products and to return them to the store," the company writes in a press release.
The recall affects products with a best-before date between August 15, 2022 and January 9, 2023. Trafo lists the following varieties:
Trafo is recalling various types of chips.
© Transformer
Tortilla chips chili 75g
Tortilla chips chili 200g
Tortilla chips nacho 75g
Tortilla chips natural 75g
Tortilla chips natural 200g
Dennree and Alnatura also recall chips
And the chips manufacturer Dennree is also recalling two of its products.
Here, too, consumption is not recommended because of tropane alkaloids.
Customers can return the goods and get a refund of the sales price even without a receipt.
According to the company, Dennrees is affected:
Dennree Salted Tortilla Chips, 125 g
Dennree tortilla chips paprika, 125 g
Dennree is recalling various types of chips.
© Denree
And Alnatura is also recalling two chip variations.
Alnatura corn chips natural (125g), Alnatura corn chips paprika (125g) and Alnatura corn rolls (125g) are affected with a best before date of December 7th, 2022.
Here, too, a warning is given against contamination with tropane alkaloids.
"As a precaution, we ask customers who still have a pack at home not to eat it.
You can of course bring them back and get a replacement," says Alnatura.
Anyone who has one of the affected products at home can usually return it to a retailer without presenting the receipt and will be refunded the purchase price.
Rossmann had previously recalled its "enerBIO tortilla chips paprika and sea salt with all best-before dates" for the same reason.
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