Status: 15.01.2024, 06:05 a.m.
By: Robin Dittrich, Romina Kunze
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A spice is contaminated with a prohibited pesticide. The manufacturer has started a recall. Consumption is strongly discouraged – there is a health risk.
Munich – A look into the kitchen cupboards is recommended for anyone who likes to cook with spices. This is because a chicken seasoning is currently affected by a recall because harmful plant residues were found in it. The manufacturer can no longer guarantee safe consumption – the pollutant can lead to significant secondary diseases in the body. Usually only well after consumption, experts warn.
Pesticides Found in Chicken Seasoning – Product Recalled
Food that has become inedible due to production defects is usually recalled by the manufacturer. Such errors can lead to bacteria such as listeria getting into the food or parts of the packaging getting into the food, which poses health risks. In the case of the chicken seasoning "Shan – Chicken White Korma", it is pesticides that contaminated the product.
A chicken seasoning is affected by a recall. A pesticide was detected in it. © Star Food Impex GmbH
According to the manufacturer Star Food Impex GmbH, "in the course of a sampling, it was found that the said batch has an increased residue content of ethylene oxide." This should be contained in the spice mixture.
"Although only a small amount of it is used in the preparation of a White Chicken Korma, the product no longer meets the requirements due to EU regulations." Consumption is therefore not recommended. In case of return, the costs will be refunded.
Spice recall – this batch is affected
Despite the manufacturer's statement that the product is likely to be safe, it is being "recalled for reasons of preventive consumer protection." The recall only affects items with batch number 0062115021 and best-before date of May 25, 2024. Other batches of the food should not be contaminated with the pesticide. As lebensmittelwarnung.de reported, the product was sold in the states of Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein.
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This product is affected by the recall:
- Product: Shan - Chicken White Korma
- Manufacturer: Star Food Impex GmbH
- Packaging unit: 40 grams
- Batch number: 0062115021
- Best before date: May 25, 2024
The German Food Association informed that ethylene oxide is "a pesticide and fumigant that is used for disinfection and fumigation and can occur as a residue or contaminant in food." The use of this pesticide is not permitted throughout the EU, and the use of the substance has been banned in Germany since 1981.
Experts warn of significant long-term consequences – this is how dangerous pesticides can be
The Hamburg Consumer Advice Centre warns that ethylene oxide can alter the genetic material and cause cancer. Skin diseases and symptoms of poisoning are also possible, according to the German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND). In addition, fertility and genetic damage can occur in the long term and usually with a very time delay. Pregnant women and young children are particularly at risk.
"There is no guideline value without a health risk and residues of the substance in food are generally undesirable," clarifies the consumer advice center. Children are already at risk at a significantly lower amount than adults. The pesticide has been increasingly detected in sesame seeds and sesame-containing products in particular since 2020.
However, it is not only food that is affected by recalls – household items can also become a hazard in the event of production errors. Most recently, Ikea had a device recalled, as it can cause burns and electric shocks.
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