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Romania – Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL – Patulin

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Bissingen, 07 March 2024. The dairy producer Gropper GmbH & Co. KG recalls the product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL”, with red fruits, with an expiry date of 12.03.2024. The product reference this recall contains chokeberry juice, which is contaminated with patulin. Patulin (mycotoxin) is a substance produced by molds that is harmful to health and can lead to nausea, vomiting and indigestion.
Therefore, customers should not consume, in any form, the product affected by this recall.
The product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL” assortment with red fruits, was sold by Lidl ROMANIA.

Lidl Romania reacted immediately and withdrew the affected product from sale. The product can be returned to all Lidl stores. The value of the product will of course be returned, even without it presentation of the tax receipt.
Only the product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL” the assortment with red fruits with an expiration date 12.03.2024 is affected by the withdrawal of the producer Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG. Other products of of the producer Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG sold by Lidl ROMANIA are not affected by the recall

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Belgium – “100% fruit smoothie – red genius” from the Solevita brand – Patulin

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Supplier Molkerei Gröpper is withdrawing the “100% fruit smoothie – red genius” of the Solevita brand from sale and recalling it from consumers due to the potential presence of patulin.

Lidl Belgium asks its customers not to consume this product and to return it to the point of sale in which it was purchased. You will be reimbursed even without presentation of the receipt.

Description of products:

Product Name	100% fruit smoothie – Red genius
Brand	Solevita
Use-by date (DLC)	03/13/2024
Weight	250ml
Sales period	01/29/2024 – 03/06/2024
Nature of packaging	Plastic bottle

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Luxembourg – 100% fruit smoothie – Red Genius from the Solevita brand – Patulin

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The following product is recalled in Luxembourg:

Name	100% fruit smoothie – Red Genius
Brand	Solevita
Unit	250ml
Barcode	20803896
DLC/DDM	03/13/2024

Danger : Possible presence of patulin

The product can be distributed by different points of sale in Luxembourg.

Information Source: Recall Notification

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Belgium – Small Quinoa Nut salad from the Delhaize brand – Aflatoxins

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Quinoa Nut Salad

Delhaize asks its customers not to consume and to return the product below to the store.

In collaboration with the FASFC, Delhaize has decided to withdraw this product from the market and recall it from consumers due to excessively high levels of aflatoxins.

Product info:
Name: small Quinoa Nut salad
Brand: DELHAIZE
EAN code : 5400119594998
Expiration dates : from 02/29/2024 until 03/09/2024
Marketing period : 02/23/2024 until 03/06/ 2024

Every day, Delhaize carries out hundreds of internal quality checks to guarantee the quality and food safety of its products at all times.

In the meantime, Delhaize has already removed all affected products from the shelves and strengthened controls on the product and the supplier. Customers who have purchased this product are asked not to consume it. Customers have the option of returning the product in question to the point of sale where they purchased it. Reimbursement for each affected item is guaranteed.

Other products in the same assortment are not affected and can therefore be consumed safely. Delhaize would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Advice and information for consumers :

What if you have already purchased the product?
Do not consume the product and return it to your Delhaize store. The products will be refunded to you.

For further information, customers can contact our customer service on the free number 0800/95 713.

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Belgium – Salads “KLEINE SALADE QUINOA NOTEN” and “MAALTIJDSALADE QUINOA APPEL” FROM MARUE AH TERRA – Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin

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In agreement with the FASFC, Albert Heijn is recalling from consumers the salads ‘KLEINE SALADE QUINOA NOTEN’ and ‘MAALTIJDSALADE QUINOA APPEL’ of the Albert Heijn brand with expiry date (BAD) 03/10/2024. Pistachios in salads contain too high aflatoxin and ochratoxin content. There is no immediate health hazard. If consumed in large quantities over a long period of time, it can be harmful.

Albert Heijn asks its customers not to consume these products and to return them to the point of sale. They will be replaced or refunded.

Product description

• Product category: salads
• Brand: Albert Heijn
• Product name, expiry date (BDD) and sales period:
      – AH TERRA KLEINE QUINOA SALAD NOTEN:
      – BBD: 03/10/2024
      – Sales period : 02/23/2024 until 03/05/2024 inclusive
      – AH TERRA MAALTIJDSALADE QUINOA CALL:
      – DDM: 03/10/2024
      – Sales period: 02/23/2024 until 03/05/2024 inclusive
• Type of packaging: plastic tray

For any further information , please contact Albert Heijn via 0800 777 05

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Austria – Smoothie “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits” – Patulin

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AGES informs about a recall from Norma, Penny. The company issued a recall of the product smoothie “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits” on March 8, 2024:

Reason for recall

Patulin residues

Marketed by

Norma, Penny

Manufacturer

Dairy Gropper GmbH & Co. KG

Expiry Date

March 12, 2024

For reasons of preventive consumer protection, Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG is recalling the smoothie “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits”, with the best-before date of March 12, 2024.

The food smoothie “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits” contains aronia juice, which is contaminated with patulin.

Patulin is a harmful substance (mycotoxin) produced by mold fungi that can cause nausea, vomiting and indigestion. Therefore, customers should definitely pay attention to the recall and under no circumstances consume the affected food smoothie “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits”.

The affected food was sold at Norma and Penny. For reasons of consistent consumer protection, the Gropper dairy reacted immediately and removed the affected food “The pome & only – banana, grape, cranberry pomegranate, acai and other fruits” from sale. These can be returned to all Norma and Penny branches. The purchase price will of course be refunded, even without presentation of the receipt.

Other best-before dates or other foods from Gropper Dairy are not affected by the recall.

The Gropper dairy deeply regrets the incident and apologizes to its customers for the inconvenience.

Original recall

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Germany – Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 750 ml – Patulin

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Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

March 7, 2024

Product name:

Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 750 ml

Product images:

customer information; Image of a red-pink smoothie in a 750ml deposit bottle

Manufacturer (distributor):

Manufacturer Niederrhein-Gold Tersteegen GmbH & Co. KG Sales through Lidl branches

Reason for warning:

The affected smoothie contains aronia juice, which is contaminated with patulin. Patulin is a harmful substance (mycotoxin) produced by mold fungi that can cause nausea, vomiting and indigestion.

Packaging Unit:

750ml

Durability:

Best before: March 9, 2024, April 5, 2024, April 19, 2024, May 17, 2024, May 18, 2024

Lot identification:

Lots: 172279, 172262, 173116, 173552, 174617

Additional Information:

Excerpt from the attached customer information:

“The manufacturer Niederrhein-Gold Tersteegen GmbH & Co. KG is currently recalling the product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 750mL” with the above-mentioned best-before dates and batches. The affected smoothie contains aronia juice, which is contaminated with patulin. Patulin is one of A harmful substance (mycotoxin) formed by mold fungi, which can lead to nausea, vomiting and indigestion. Customers should therefore definitely pay attention to the recall and under no circumstances consume the affected smoothie.
The affected product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 750mL” was sold at Lidl in Germany . For reasons of consistent consumer protection, Lidl in Germany reacted immediately and removed the affected product from sale. The product can be returned to all Lidl branches. The purchase price will of course be refunded, even without presenting the receipt.”

Press releases and information
title	Attachment or web link
Customer information	Branch poster_Smoothie_750ml.pdf

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Germany – Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250 ml – Patulin

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Lebensmittelwarnung

Alert type:

Groceries

Date of first publication:

March 7, 2024

Product name:

Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250 ml

Product images:

customer information; Image of a red-pink smoothie in a 250ml deposit bottle

Manufacturer (distributor):

Manufacturer Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG Sales through Lidl branches

Reason for warning:

The affected smoothie contains aronia juice, which is contaminated with patulin. Patulin is a harmful substance (mycotoxin) produced by mold fungi that can cause nausea, vomiting and indigestion.

Packaging Unit:

250ml

Durability:

Best before March 13, 2024 & March 14, 2024

Additional Information:

Excerpt from the attached customer information:

“The manufacturer Molkerei Gropper GmbH & Co. KG is currently recalling the product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL” with the best-before dates of March 13, 2024 and March 14, 2024. The affected smoothie contains aronia juice, which is contaminated with patulin. Patulin is a harmful substance (mycotoxin) formed by mold which can lead to nausea, vomiting and indigestion. Customers should therefore definitely pay attention to the recall and under no circumstances consume the affected smoothie.
The affected product “Solevita Smoothie Red Genius, 250mL” was sold at Lidl in Germany. For reasons of consistent consumer protection, Lidl reacted immediately in Germany and removed the affected product from sale. The product can be returned to all Lidl branches. The purchase price will of course be refunded, even without presenting the receipt.”