Health warning: recall from Brajlovic Rinders smoke at Billa and Penny!

Health warning: recall from Brajlovic Rinders smoke at Billa and Penny!

Österreich - The supermarket chains Billa and Penny have initiated an urgent recall for a meat product. The affected product, "Brajlovic Refruche meat", has the best -before date of October 31, 2025 and belongs to a batch with the number 250203. The reason for the recall is exceeding the limit for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAK), a group of carcinogenic substances that can arise, among other things, by incomplete combustion processes. The Details of the recall were published by 5min.at

Billa and Penny have already taken the product out of sale and advise the customer not to consume the meat affected. Customers can also return the product without presenting an invoice, which was emphasized in a statement by the Rewe daughters. This measure was necessary after a contamination was determined during a routine check that does not exclude a health risk, as today.at reported.

risks due to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAK) are a group of chemical compounds that can occur in different foods. The substance benzo (a) pyrene is particularly important here, which is considered carcinogenic and change in genetic makeup. Until 2008, Benzo [A] Pyren was viewed alone as a marker for Pak in food. In the meantime, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and other organizations classified a total of 16 other PAK connections as also harmful to health, as on the side of the [AGES] (https://www.ages.at/ernasch/ernaehr- Lebensmittel/rueckstaende-kontaminanten-von-a-bis-z/polycyclic--carbon-pak) explains) is.

The health risks that are based on PAC should not be underestimated, especially if there is excessive recording by consumed products. Studies show that Benzo [A] Pyren often takes place in the Austrian population via sausages and smoked freshwater fishing products. The average daily admission varies depending on the age group: While women absorb an average of 0.43 ng/kg body weight per day, it is 0.64 ng/kg for men and even 0.89 ng/kg for children. With a higher consumption, the so -called diverse consumers, these values ​​increase significantly.