Possible health hazard: recall for spice
The company is the global partner of the EC from Ravensburg (Baden-Württemberg) has launched a recall for a spice. The measure is due to pyrrolizidine alkaloids. The consumption of these substances can be according to experts to be carcinogenic and damage the liver.
The manufacturer of the world a partner of the EC (formerly dwp EC) from the baden-württemberg Ravensburg, calls the product “cumin whole, 50g”. According to the company, the spice can contain a high content of substances hazardous to health.
Elevated levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Of the recall the spice “cumin whole, 50g is concerned” with the date of minimum durability (best before date): 02/2023 and the batch number: BA2262002A, origin: Turkey.
“It cannot be excluded that in the affected product elevated levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids are contained,” – said in a client information published by the Federal office for consumer protection and food safety (BVL) on its Portal “lebensmittelwarnung.de”.
The data indicate that the affected product has been withdrawn from sale. The spice can be returned. The purchase price will be refunded, without submission of receipts.
Product consume not
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are secondary, naturally occurring plant constituents that enter the harvest unintentionally in foods such as spices.
As the Austrian Agency for health and food safety (AGES) on their website, and they have animal testing has shown that the regular consumption of relatively small quantities (chronic intake) can of cancer.
You can also result in long-term consumption to diseases of the liver. A risk of a health hazard, especially in children, Pregnant and lactating.
The experts say acute poisoning cases have been described in humans by pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA), taken in high doses, – in some cases with a fatal outcome.
Characteristic of poisoning: abdominal pain upper, ascites, Nausea and vomiting, for example. More rarely, yellow can addiction and fever occur. After a few weeks, enlargement of the liver and hardening is generally detectable. Acute poisoning can be fatal.
Due to the potential health hazard, customers should be aware of the recall and the product never consume. (ad)