Recall alarm: Dangerous dry coconuts for allergy sufferers!

Recall alarm: Dangerous dry coconuts for allergy sufferers!

Heidelberg, Deutschland - Transfood wholesale GmbH has started a callback for your product "Annam-Dry Coconut Half Cunk" in 350 gram packaging. The reason for this is the lack of identification of the allergenic substance sulfur dioxide, such as Heidelberg24 reported. All batches and best before the product are affected, which is sold nationwide in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Hesse, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.

Special caution is advised for consumers who are sensitive to sulfur dioxide. This food, which is often used as a preservative in dry fruits, can trigger health complaints, especially in people with sulfur energy or asthmatics. Possible symptoms include shortness of breath, headache and gastrointestinal complaints, such as hna . According to EU regulations, sulfur dioxide must be specified on the label from a concentration of more than 10 mg/kg. Consumers should therefore not consume the product and can return it to the sales outlets to get the purchase price reimbursed.

risk groups and recommendations

People with a well-known sulfur allergy, asthmatics who react to Sulfite, as well as people with a sulfitoxidase certificate are particularly at risk. The state health authority (LGL) recommends that people with corresponding sensitivity to consume sophisticated products only in moderation or to completely avoid them and instead switch to unadulterated alternatives. Anyone who observes symptoms should urgently catch up with medical advice.

In addition, further recalls of products at supermarket chains such as Aldi, Edeka, Rewe and DM have also been found in the past.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien