Aldi-recall: risk of injury due to foreign body
The Federal Institute for consumer protection and food safety, as well as the manufacturers warn, currently in front of several bread dishes, which were offered at Aldi. In the affected products dangerous hard plastic shards were found. The bread should not be consumed, but in the corresponding Aldi store to be brought back.
The supplier “Aldente GmbH” gets all of the varieties of the products “Orient Specials Naan bread, 280 grams of” date of minimum durability 12. July 2019 back. The bread was offered in the context of an action in the following flavors: Classic, garlic, coriander and Tandoori. The affected items were sold only in Aldi stores in Lehrte-sievershausen, Nortorf, Radevormwald, Germany, Rinteln, Scharbeutz and Seevetal.
Health danger: Please do not consume
“It cannot be excluded that in the above-mentioned action items, hard plastic fragments that may be found,” writes Aldi-Nord in a customer information on the website of the discounter. The affected product with the date of minimum durability 12.07.2019 should not be consumed, therefore, recommends Aldi. The products can be returned to the place of purchase. The purchase price will of course be refunded.
What are some dangers of foreign bodies in food?
In the production of food contaminants or foreign matter should get also from time to time due to errors in the products. Depending on the size, texture and Material of the foreign body, this can cause many different injuries and discomfort, if they are chewed or swallowed. It can for example lead to injuries in the mouth and throat. The parts are digestive or stomach cannot be ruled out swallowing problems, as well as internal injuries. In addition, the foreign body can trigger inflammatory processes, if you put in the body.
For more information, read the article “Swallowed small items: First aid for dangerous foreign objects in the body”. (vb)
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