With this summer temperature, the test is the best way to enjoy an ice cream. But, before you get involved, it’s a good idea to make sure the chosen treat is safe: more than sixty ice creams are currently subject to a product recall.
Many major brands such as Neto, Carrefour, Picard or Adele (Intermarch) have warned consumers about this. A complete list of related products can be consulted on the site Consumption Reminder, Should not be consumed due to their pesticide content, which violates “limits approved by European regulations”.
Vanilla Macadamia Ice Cream Caramel Flavored Sauce – CARREFOUR SENSATION
Risks: Violation of approved limits of pesticides
Reason: Ethylene oxide content exceeding the limits allowed by European regulationshttps://t.co/1NHD0ZlIe9 pic.twitter.com/90cg55OjRB
– RecallConso (apprappellConso) June 14, 2021
sorbet (see list below for different flavors) – Glaze des Alps
Risks: Ingredients and flavors that exceed safety limits
Reason: Detection of ethylene oxide beyond regulatory limits in gelling gums derived from a supplier and end pic.twitter.com/cR0UifrfOq
– RecallConso (apprappellConso) June 11, 2021
NETTO CONE GOURMAND 6x110mL CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT – NETTO
Risks: Other chemical contaminants
Reason: Ethylene oxide content in an ingredient exceeds the allowable limithttps://t.co/Px0VZmZ6Yg pic.twitter.com/HOqo64EmsR
– RecallConso (apprappellConso) June 11, 2021
The substance in question is ethylene oxide, which is classified as “Cancer, Mutation and Recycling Agency (CMR)” by the Directorate of Competition, Consumption and Fraud Control (DGCCRF). Its use has therefore been “banned in the EU since 2011 as a preservative for food and fodder”.
Ethylene oxide, which is used in the pharmaceutical and food industries, especially as a contraceptive agent, has already made a name for itself. By the end of 2020, more than 800 products containing sesame were already remembered because they were in them. At the time, the DGCCRF did not “necessarily” observe an “immediate risk of observation levels”.
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