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Ikea stops selling mineral oil-contaminated donuts - Other suppliers are not responding
In a study of donuts, the consumer magazine "Öko-Test" had in some cases detected "greatly increased" concentrations of harmful substances. The furniture retailer Ikea has stopped the sale of contaminated donuts now. Other vendors such as McDonald's and Co still offer such products.
Mineral oil found in donuts
According to a recent study by the consumer magazine "Öko-Test" many donuts are full of artificial substances. The experts criticized not only the high levels of grease pollutants, but also that "all tested products were contaminated with mineral oil," were, as it says in a message. "All brands are rattling with" insufficient "," writes the magazine. The furniture retailer Ikea has now responded and stopped the sale of contaminated donuts.
After "Öko-Test" found in a study mineral oils in donuts, the furniture chain Ikea has taken the loaded products from the range. For other providers, they are still on offer. (Image: George Dolgikh / fotolia.com) Ikea takes charged products from the sale
As the consumer organization Foodwatch reports, a "greatly increased" concentration of potentially harmful saturated mineral oils (MOSH) has been demonstrated in a laboratory analysis by "Öko-Test" in the frozen "B & B Pinky" donuts from the Ikea range.
The furniture chain said on request from Foodwatch: "All donuts are taken out of the assortment with immediate effect and no longer sold in Ikea stores. (...) Such results are not acceptable to Ikea and will not be tolerated. "
Pollutants from the packaging
The European Food Authority EFSA classifies MOSH (mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons) as "potentially worrying". Some compounds can accumulate in human organs. These pollutants have probably passed from the packaging or through the production process to the donuts. Unfortunately, reports of mineral oil in food packaging are repeatedly reported.
For other suppliers, charged donuts remain in the range
According to Foodwatch, other providers also say that their "eco-test" - and in some cases even more - has put donuts under pressure. Le Crobag, McDonald's, Happy Donazz, Edeka, Globus and Real, although asked by Foodwatch for the consequences of the test, referred to discussions with suppliers, but not to a sales stop. Backerei, Dunkin 'Donuts, Rewe and Tasty Donuts did not respond to the request.
Safe limits for mineral oils
These vendors were urged by Foodwatch to act as consistently as Ikea and immediately remove the potentially harmful donuts from the market. "The detection of questionable mineral oil concentrations must in our opinion lead to an immediate sales stop," writes the consumer organization in a statement. The Federal Government and the EU were asked to finally impose safe limits for mineral oils.
Carcinogenic and mutagenic
In the 15 donuts studied by "Öko-Test", the values for MOSH were "strong" or "very strong" in eleven products. In four of them, therefore, also aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH) were detected. These are considered to be potentially carcinogenic and mutagenic. "MOAH should therefore not be detectable in small traces in food," writes Foodwatch.
It is not the first time that the potential health risk of mineral oil in foods has been highlighted. The responsible German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) also points to the dangers of aromatic mineral oils. Following the discoveries of mineral oil components in Advent calendars last year, BfR wrote: "The contamination of food with mineral oil components from packaging is undesirable." (Ad)