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Beware of wheatgrass powder Recall for food supplements
Due to a bacterial load, Hanoju Deutschland GmbH recalls several nutritional supplements. In wheatgrass powder products, E. coli bacteria have been found to be harmful to health.
Health-threatening germs in nutritional supplements
Although so-called superfoods and dietary supplements are becoming increasingly popular, only recently did the experts of the consumer magazine "Öko-Test" report that they found harmful substances in almost all products. Now calls the Hanoju Germany GmbH, according to a specialist for superfoods and nutritional supplements, various products due to harmful germs back.
Hanoju Deutschland GmbH recalls various dietary supplements with wheatgrass powder. The affected products may contain harmful coliform bacteria. (Image: emuck / fotolia.com) Recall for wheatgrass powder
As reported on the portal "Lebensmittelwarnung.de" of the federal states and the Federal Office of Consumer Protection, the Hanoju Germany GmbH has launched a recall for organic wheatgrass tablets, organic wheatgrass powder, wheatgrass powder and organic body cleansing powdered drink. The company from Damme, Lower Saxony, writes on its website that the affected product "should not be consumed due to microbiological contamination by E. coli (VTEC - O145)". This pathogen can cause diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting.
Coli bacteria in tap water
According to the data, organic wheatgrass tablets are subject to batch numbers 530919 and 525816 in different packaging units. And for organic wheatgrass powder as well as wheatgrass powder the lot number 15-0114W-1 and for organic body cleansing powder the BK-A00215. That food is contaminated with such germs, is unfortunately not uncommon. Even in drinking water, they are sometimes found. In parts of Hesse, warnings of infectious colibacteria in tap water were made only a few weeks ago. Authorities pointed out at that time, the water in the affected regions not to drink, without having previously boiled. (Ad)