Denmark – Aflatoxin in pop corn

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Midsona Danmark A/S is recalling Urtekram Popcorn, as an excessively high content of the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1 has been found in the product. The product should be returned to the store where it was purchased or discarded.

Recalled foods , Published: April 5, 2023

​​​​Which food:

​Urtekram Popcorn ( see a picture of the product here )
Net content: 400g
EAN code: 5765228112533
​​Best before date: 25.07.2024

Sold in: Kvickly, SuperBrugsen, Løvbjerg and Helsam all over the country.

​Why is the food recalled:

​​​​​​An excessively high content of the fungal toxin aflatoxin B1 has been found in the product. A health risk cannot therefore be ruled out if you eat the product. It is important not to have too high an intake of aflatoxin over a long period of time. So it is not the individual meal that is decisive, but rather intake over a longer period of time. Therefore, you will not experience acute symptoms if you have eaten the product.

Read more about aflatoxin here

​What should you do as a consumer:

​The Norwegian Food Agency advises consumers to return the product to the store where it was purchased, or to discard it.

​Who is recalling the product:

Midsona Danmark A/S​

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