Could be dangerous for allergy sufferers Recall for speculum started

Allergen not specified: department store chain calls back speculoos

The Dutch department store chain HEMA has launched a recall for a batch of butter and speculum rolls. On the product of the company, which also has branches in Germany, there is a wrong label on which the allergen soy is not specified. The company warns allergy sufferers to consume the affected product.

Speculum with wrong label

The Dutch department store chain HEMA is recalling the butter speculum roller with article number 63.66.350 and the expiry date 19.10.2018. According to the company, which also has branches in Germany, there is a wrong label on this product, on which the allergen soy is not specified. "This product can be dangerous for people with soy allergy," it says in a statement.

The Dutch department store chain HEMA calls back a batch of butter and speculum rolls. The product is labeled with a false label that does not mention allergen soy. (Image: mitifoto / fotolia.com)

Allergy sufferers should not consume affected product

"HEMA is calling on customers with soy allergies not to consume the HEMA butter speculum roll with expiration date 19.10.2018, but to immediately return it to a HEMA branch," the company writes.

The purchase amount will be refunded.

The complaints of a soy allergy can be diverse, reports the German Allergy and Asthma Association e.V. (DAAB) on its website.

Diarrhea, nausea and vomiting as well as eczema or hives are possible.

"In adulthood, in addition to gastrointestinal complaints and skin symptoms, reactions to the respiratory tract (bronchial asthma) can be triggered," said the DAAB.

"The severity of symptoms ranges from mild mood disorders to anaphylactic shock." (Ad)