Häagen-Dazs is sounding the alarm a little more.
While the famous ice cream maker had already withdrawn part of its vanilla ice cream in early July in France after the detection of traces of ethylene oxide (ETO) - a carcinogenic pesticide banned in Europe -, Häagen-Dazs extended on Tuesday the recall of seven new batches of ice cream in Belgium.
"Several variants of Häagen-Dazs brand ice cream, sold through the Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Intermarché stores, are withdrawn from sale",
indicates the federal agency for food safety (AFSCA).
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At the beginning of August, ten ice creams had already been affected in Belgium and Luxembourg after an inspection by the American group General Mills, owner of the Häagen-Dazs brand.
In particular, a vanilla supplier had been identified as the main cause of the problem.
And this, after an alert launched by France on July 8 via the RASFF (European Food and Feed rapid alert system), judging
“serious”
for health the risk of the presence of ethylene oxide residues.
18 products withdrawn in France
In total, France has already had 18 products withdrawn from the brand and Spain 20.
“The previous recall of vanilla ice cream in July was launched following the identification of 2-chloroethanol (2CE), in some of our finished products.
After this observation, we decided to carry out a voluntary recall of the products concerned as a preventive measure, ”
continues General Mills.
All products removed from sale had been put on the shelves between mid-May and early August.
Listed by General Mills, they have an expiry date set for the spring of 2023.
“Consumers who have purchased the products affected by this recall are asked to discard the product and may request a refund”,
also indicates the group.
