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Further excerpt from the enclosed customer information:

“The manufacturer Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH is informing about a product recall of the product “Gut Organic Sunflower Seeds, 650g”, exclusively with the batch number 23007616/1 with the best-before date of March 2025.

St. Ruprecht/Raab, April 22, 2024. As a precautionary measure, the manufacturer Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH is recalling the product “Gut Organic Sunflower Seeds, 650g”, exclusively with the batch number 23007616/1 with the best-before date of March 2025. Salmonella was found to be positive during self-examinations. Salmonella can cause stomach/intestinal diseases (salmonellosis). Since a health risk cannot be ruled out, customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and not consume the affected product.

The affected product “Gut Bio Sunflower Seeds, 650g”, exclusively with the batch number 23007616/1 best before date 03.2025 from the manufacturer Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH, was sold at ALDI Nord (in the companies Rinteln, Lingen, Hann. Münden and Großbeeren), as well as at ALDI SÜD (in sold in the federal states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, as well as in parts of Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Thuringia). For reasons of preventive consumer protection, ALDI Nord/ALDI SÜD reacted immediately and removed the affected product from sale. The product can be returned to all ALDI Nord/ALDI SÜD branches. The purchase price will of course be refunded, even without presentation of the receipt. The recall only affects the product “Gut Organic Sunflower Seeds, 650g”, exclusively with the batch number 23007616/1 best before date 03.2025 from the manufacturer Estyria Naturprodukte GmbH. Other items from the supplier or items traded at ALDI Nord and ALDI SÜD are not affected by the public recall.
The company deeply regrets the incident and apologizes to all customers for the inconvenience caused.

Consumer contact:
consumerinformation@estyria.com