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Midsona Finland Oy has announced that it has withdrawn from sale one lot of the product Urtekram Maize grain organic 400 g. The batch to be withdrawn can best be identified by the date before 25.07.2024. The batch in question has been found to contain aflatoxin, which is a mold toxin, exceeding the maximum amount defined in the legislation. In long-term use, it is harmful to health.

The product batch has been delivered this spring for sale to S and K group stores.

More information for consumers can be found on Midsona Finland Oy’s website. The company advises consumers for questions or to obtain possible product refunds to contact the consumer service by email: sättätäpalvelu@midsona.fi : “The email must include a picture of the product and the best before date. We will refund the price of the product, so please also include your contact information in the message.”

The matter is handled at the Food Agency by Chief Inspector Mika Varjonen, firstname.surname@ruokavirasto.fi .

Picture of the product
(Picture: Midsona Finland Oy)

Urtekram Corn grain organic 400 g.

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Denmark – Aflatoxin in pop corn

Posted on April 5, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

DVFA

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.

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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France – Microwavable popcorn 90g – Aflatoxin

Posted on April 5, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
Product brand name Anavieja
Model names or references Microphone popcorn
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

8437000299462 0316 Date of minimum durability 01/16/2024
Packaging 90g bags
Marketing start/end date From 02/20/2023 to 03/22/2023
Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
Further information Batch number visible on the back of the bag.
Geographic area of sale Departments: ESSONNE (91)
Distributors Peppermint
List of points of sale listing_code_customer_67416.pdf

GTIN	Batch	Date
8437000299462	0316	Date of minimum durability 01/16/2024

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Aflatoxin detection
Risks incurred by the consumer Aflatoxins

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France – Sweet popcorn 50g – Aflatoxin

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Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
Product brand name Anavieja
Model names or references Organic Palomitas Sweets
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

8437000299288 0713 Date of minimum durability 10/11/2023
Packaging 50g sachets
Marketing start/end date From 02/20/2023 to 03/22/2023
Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
Further information Batch number visible on the back of the bag.
Geographic area of sale Departments: GIRONDE (33), ISERE (38), HAUT-RHIN (68), PARIS (75)
Distributors Living water and Sobio
List of points of sale listing_code_customer_67410.pdf

GTIN	Batch	Date
8437000299288	0713	Date of minimum durability 10/11/2023

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Aflatoxin detection

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Catalonia – Alert due to the presence of alkaloids from rye bathed in whole rye flour from Spain – Mycotoxin

Posted on April 3, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

ACSA

wholemeal rye flour alerted

The Public Health Agency of Catalonia announces that in Catalonia the product “whole rye flour” is being withdrawn from the market due to the presence of soaked rye alkaloids.

The product involved is:

Product name (on the label): INTEGRAL RYE FLOUR
Trademark: BIOGRA
Appearance, weight and packaging: 500gr plastic bag packaging
Lot number: 21-005
Best before date: 30/05/2023
Storage temperature: room temperature

The initial distribution has been in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, the Balearic Islands, Galicia, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Castile and Leon, the Community of Madrid, La Rioja and the Basque Country, although it cannot be ruled out that there may be redistributions to other autonomous communities.

This information has been transferred to the competent authorities of the autonomous communities through the Coordinated Rapid Information Exchange System (SCIRI), in order to verify the withdrawal of the affected products from the marketing channels.

People who have products affected by this alert at home are advised to refrain from consuming them.

If you have consumed any of the products from the affected batches and present any symptoms compatible with ergotism (hallucinations, convulsions, numbness, tingling, pain, cyanosis, absence of dust and intense and sudden cold in the extremities that may go followed by acute burning, abdominal pain) it is recommended to go to a health center.

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France – Corn popcorn – Aflatoxin

Posted on April 3, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Gov france

Identification information of the recalled product

Product category Feed
Product subcategory Cereals and baked goods
Product brand name Manon’s bio
Model names or references 3760240720034 Popcorn corn in 500g Doy pack bags 3760240724131 Popcorn corn in BULK
Identification of products

GTIN Batch Date

3760240720034 1T23 Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025

3760240724131 1T23 Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025
Packaging Popcorn corn in 500g Kraft Doy pack bags and Popcorn corn in BULK in Le Bio de Manon hoppers
Marketing start/end dat eFrom 02/10/2023 to 03/27/2023
Storage temperature Product to be stored at room temperature
Further information popcorn corn kernels
Geographic area of sale Whole France
Distributors GMS: Intermarché, Carrefour, Casino, U etc.

GTIN	Batch	Date
3760240720034	1T23	Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025
3760240724131	1T23	Date of minimum durability 31/01/2025

Practical information regarding the recall

Reason for recall Presence of aflatoxins at a level above the authorized limit.

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Category Archives: Mold Toxin

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